List of ironclad warships of France

France built a series of ironclad warships between the 1850s and 1890s; these began with the Dévastation-class ironclad floating battery ironclad floating batteries built during the Crimean War, which presaged FRENCH IRONCLAD Gloire, the first sea-going ironclad to be built by any navy.

Broadside ironclads

 * Gloire-class ironclad 5,603 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Gloire (1859) – world's first ocean-going ironclad, stricken 1879.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Invincible (1861) – stricken 1872.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Normandie (1860) – stricken 1871.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Couronne (1861) 5,983 tons – hulked 1910.
 * Magenta-class ironclad 6,715 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Magenta (1861) – sank after internal explosion 1875.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Solférino (1861) – stricken 1882.
 * Provence-class ironclad 5,700 – 6,122 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Provence (1863) – stricken 1884.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Héroïne (1863) – hulked 1894.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Flandre (1864) – stricken 1886.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Savoie (1863) – stricken 1888.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Magnanime (1864) – stricken 1882.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Surveillante (1864) – stricken 1890.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Valeureuse (1864) – stricken 1886.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Gauloise (1865) – stricken 1883.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Revanche (1865) – BU (broken up) 1893.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Guyenne (1865) – stricken 1882.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Belliqueuse (Belliqueuse) (1865) 3,717 tons – expended as a target 1886.

Central battery ships

 * Alma-class ironclad (Classe Alma) 3,513–3,828 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Alma (1867) – hulked 1886.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Armide (1867) – stricken 1887.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Atalante (1868) – stricken 1887.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Jeanne d'Arc (1867) – stricken 1883.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Montcalm (1868) ex-FRENCH IRONCLAD Indienne – stricken 1891.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Reine Blanche (1868) – stricken 1886.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Thétis (1867) – stricken 1895.
 * Océan-class ironclad 7,580/7,775 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Océan (1868) – stricken 1894.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Marengo (1869) – sold 1896.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Suffren (1870) – stricken 1897.
 * La Galissonnière-class ironclad (Classe La Galissonnière 4,585–4,645 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD La Galissonnière (1872) – stricken 1894.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Triomphante (1877) – sold 1903.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Victorieuse (1875) – hulked 1900.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Friedland (1873) 8,850 tons – stricken 1902.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Richelieu (1873) 8,984 tons – sold 1901, sank in the Bay of Biscay after sale.
 * Colbert-class ironclad 8,750 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Colbert (1875) – stricken 1900.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Trident (1876) – hulked 1904.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Redoutable (1876) 9,224 tons, first warship in the world to use steel as the principal building material – stricken 1910.
 * Dévastation-class ironclad 10,450 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Dévastation (1879) – BU 1922.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Courbet (1882) ex-FRENCH IRONCLAD Foudroyant – stricken 1910.

Barbette ships

 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Amiral Duperré (1879) 11,030 tons. Though this ship was designed for sail as well as steam power, her sails were removed before completion. – stricken 1909.
 * Bayard-class ironclad (Classe Bayard) 5,915–6,260 tons. Smaller versions of Amiral Duperré, with full sail power.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Bayard (1880) – hulked 1899.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Turenne (1879) – stricken 1901.
 * Vauban-class ironclad (Classe Vauban) 6,112 tons. Improved Bayards.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Duguesclin (1883) – stricken 1904.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Vauban (1882) – stricken 1905.
 * Amiral Baudin-class ironclad 11,720 tons, the first French sea-going battleships without any sail power.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Amiral Baudin (1883) – hulked 1909.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Formidable (1885) – stricken 1911.
 * Terrible-class ironclad (Classe Terrible) or Indomptable class, 7,530 tons. Small battleships based on the Amiral Baudin, and intended for operating in the Baltic in case of war with Germany. The British sometimes considered these to be sea-going battleships, and sometimes coastal service warships.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Caïman (1885) – BU 1927.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Indomptable (1883) – BU 1927.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Requin (1885) – stricken 1920.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Terrible (1887) – stricken 1911.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Hoche (1886) 10,820 tons, turrets & barbettes – target 1913.
 * Marceau-class ironclad 10,558–10,810 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Marceau (1887) – BU 1922.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Magenta (1890) – stricken 1910.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Neptune (1887) – stricken 1913.
 * Charles Martel-class ironclad 10,600–10,650 tons, slightly enlarged Marceaus.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Charles Martel (Charles Martel) (-) laid down 1883, construction suspended 1886.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Brennus (Brennus) (-) laid down 1884, construction suspended 1886.

Floating batteries

 * Dévastation-class ironclad floating battery built for the Crimean War 1,600 tons.
 * FRENCH SHIP Congrève – stricken 1867
 * FRENCH SHIP Dévastation (1855) – stricken 1871.
 * FRENCH SHIP Foudroyante (1855) – stricken 1871.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Lave (1855) – stricken 1871.
 * FRENCH SHIP Tonnante (1855) – stricken 1871.
 * Palestro-class ironclad floating battery 1,508–1,539 tons.
 * FRENCH SHIP Paixhans (1862) – stricken 1871.
 * FRENCH SHIP Palestro (1862) – stricken 1871.
 * FRENCH SHIP Peiho (1862) – stricken 1871.
 * FRENCH SHIP Saïgon (1862) – stricken 1871.
 * Arrogante-class ironclad floating battery 1,412-1.490 tons.
 * FRENCH SHIP Arrogante (1864) – stricken 1881.
 * FRENCH SHIP Implacable (1864) – stricken 1884.
 * FRENCH SHIP Opiniâtre (1864) – stricken 1885.
 * Embuscade-class ironclad floating battery 1,426–1,589 tons.
 * FRENCH SHIP Embuscade (1865) – stricken 1885.
 * FRENCH SHIP Imprenable (1867) – stricken 1882.
 * FRENCH SHIP Protectrice (1866) – stricken 1889.
 * FRENCH SHIP Refuge (1866) – stricken 1884.

Casemate ironclad

 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Rochambeau (1865) ex-USS Dunderberg 7,800 tons, purchased 1867 – stricken 1872.

Coastal defense ships

 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Taureau (1865) barbette ship ram 2,433 tons – stricken 1890.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Onondaga (1863) ex-USS Onondaga (1863) 2,551 tons, purchased 1867 – stricken 1904.
 * Cerbère-class turret ship 3,532 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Bélier (1870) – stricken 1896.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Bouledogue (1872) – stricken 1897.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Cerbère (1868) – stricken 1887.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Tigre (1871) – stricken 1892.
 * Tonnerre-class ironclad ,1st Class Coastal Battleship, 5,765–5,871 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Tonnerre (1875) – stricken 1905.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Fulminant (1877) – stricken 1908.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Furieux (1883) barbette ship 5,925 tons. Similar to Tonnant for the same reasons. – stricken 1913.
 * Tempête-class ironclad, 2nd Class Coastal Battleship, 4.635-4,793 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Tempête (1876) – stricken 1907.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Vengeur (1878) – stricken 1905.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Tonnant (Tonnant) (1880) barbette ship 5,010 tons. Originally intended to be similar to Tempête, but redesigned as a small battleship with increased freeboard and a gun at each end in barbettes. – stricken 1903.
 * Bouvines-class ironclad 6,681 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Amiral-Tréhouart (1893) – stricken 1922.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Bouvines (1892) – stricken 1920.
 * Valmy-class ironclad 6,476 tons.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Jemmapes (1892) – hulked 1911.
 * FRENCH IRONCLAD Valmy (1892) – stricken 1911.
 * FRENCH BATTLESHIP Henri IV (1899) 8,807 tons – stricken 1921.