Shortly thereafter, Italy began work on the very large s in the early 1870s, but the French initially ignored the development and instead chose to base the design for its next ironclad on that of Redoutable. The new ship was to be enlarged significantly to incorporate a more powerful armament.
Italy began construction of a large warship in the early 1870s, but France initially ignored this progress and chose to build its next ironclad based on the design of Redoutable. The new ship was intended to be significantly larger and equipped with more powerful weaponry.