Talk:List of ironclads of the Royal Navy

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We have a problem with Colossus class BS.

Are they Ironclads or Pre-Dread.?

They are not listed here RN ironclad list, and it says that ships of this class were called "Battleships", rather than ironclad for a first time in history.

That means we should be listed on List of pre-dreadnought battleships of the RN.

But article about class them call "ironclads" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_class_battleship_%281882%29).

Same article states that they had many innovations - breach loading guns, steel armour, compound armour!

I'm very interested in the topic, but not enough competent to make judgment where we should draw a line between "Ironclads" and (pre-dreadnought) Battleships.

What others think?

93.141.98.233 (talk) 08:03, 22 August 2011 (UTC) MB[reply]