Furieux
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Furieux was an ironclad coastal defense ship built for the French Navy in the late 1870s and 1880s. She was ordered under the fleet plan of 1872 that was intended to strengthen the French fleet after the Franco-Prussian War. Originally intended to be similar to the Tonnerre class, Furieux was re-designed after the German Sachsen-class ironclads had begun construction, as the earlier French coastal defense ships were too weak to defeat the Sachsens. Instead of carrying her main armament of two guns in a single gun turret like Tonnerre and other French coastal defense ships, Furieux mounted a pair of guns in two barbettes that allowed her to fire one ahead or astern at any angle. Her guns were significantly larger than the earlier vessels as well, increasing from the 270 mm (10.6 in) guns of her predecessors to 340 mm (13.4 in) weapons. Her design suffered from several problems, including insufficient freeboard and poor stability, both of which reduced her ability to operate in open water. She was also badly overweight, which submerged her belt armor, greatly reducing her defensive characteristics.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1342 | Battle of Brest | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1386 | Siege of Brest | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1512 | Battle of Saint-Mathieu | naval battle, Kingdom of France, Duchy of Brittany, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1513 | Battle of Brest | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1513 | Battle of Blancs-Sablons Bay | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1559 | Battle of Le Conquet | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1594 | Siege of Fort Crozon | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1694 | Battle of Camaret | France, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1778 | Action of 11 September 1778 | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Childers Incident | skirmish | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle for Brest | United States, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, Troy H. Middleton | Wikidata |
| organisation | military unit | 2011 | flotte océanographique française | naval fleet, laboratory | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Fort de Bertheaume | fort, tidal island, fortress, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Blancs-Sablons Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de l'Aber | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de la Fraternité | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Toulbroc'h | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort des Capucins | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort du Dellec | venue, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort du Guelmeur | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort du Mengant | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Quélern | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Robert | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Keroriou Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1693 | Fort de Portzic | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1694 | Fort du Petit Minou | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1776 | Fort de Penfeld | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1776 | Questel Fort | fort, urban park | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1777 | Fort de Keranroux | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1777 | Fort Montbarey | fort, museum | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1793 | Fort Fédérés | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1847 | Fort de l'Îlette de Kermorvan | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1850 | Fort Saint-Louis | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1885 | Fort de Landaoudec | fort | Wikidata |
| site | military base | Brest Arsenal | shipyard, shipbuilding, naval arsenal | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1826 | Brest national naval museum | naval museum, national museum, Service of the Museums of France, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | Furieux | ironclad warship, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | U-415 | Type VIIC submarine, shipwreck, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Donjon du château de Brest | keep | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour Azénor | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour César | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour de Brest du château de Brest | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour Française du château de Brest | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour Madeleine | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tours Paradis du château de Brest | city gate, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1693 | Tour Vauban | fortified tower | Wikidata |
