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 | | Even after the end of the Age of Sail in the 1850s, and the development of turretted centre-line guns, the line-of-battle technique was the one used by most navies. |
| | Reliable steam power made warships much more maneuverable, and became the obvious choice against sail as soon as the issue of long-distance travel and re-coaling was solved. |
| | Although made of wood and reliant on sail for most of her journeys, La Gloire was fitted with a propeller and her wooden hull was protected by a layer of thick iron armour. |
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