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.
Following shortly after Italy's start on a massive warship in the early 1870s, France initially ignored this progress and chose to build their next ironclad based on the design of Redoutable. The new ship was intended to be significantly larger and equipped with more powerful weaponry.