French ironclad Furieux
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.- Type: Disaster remains
- Description: ironclad warship of the French Navy
- Also known as: “Furieux”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Île Ronde and Chapelle Saint-Adrien de Plougastel-Daoulas.
Île Ronde
Islet
The Île Ronde is a French islet 400 metres to the south west of Pointe de l'Armorique, in the roadstead of Brest, within the territory of the commune of Plougastel-Daoulas.
Chapelle Saint-Adrien de Plougastel-Daoulas
Church
Chapelle Saint-Adrien de Plougastel-Daoulas is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of French ironclad Furieux.
Chapelle Saint-Guénolé de Plougastel-Daoulas
Church
Chapelle Saint-Guénolé de Plougastel-Daoulas is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of French ironclad Furieux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plougastel-Daoulas and Jean Bart Gate.
Plougastel-Daoulas
Town
Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department, located in the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Plougastel-Daoulas is situated 8 km northeast of French ironclad Furieux.
Jean Bart Gate
Locality
Porte Tourville
Locality
Porte Tourville is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of French ironclad Furieux.
French ironclad Furieux
- Categories: ironclad warship, shipwreck, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Plougastel-Daoulas, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.31948° or 48° 19′ 10″ north
Longitude
-4.43186° or 4° 25′ 55″ west
Inception
December 16th, 1920
Open location code
8CWQ8H99+Q7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreck
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover French ironclad Furieux from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Finnish to Ukrainian—“French ironclad Furieux” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “FS Furieux”
- French: “Furieux”
- French: “Le Furieux”
- Japanese: “フゥリュー (海防戦艦)”
- Japanese: “フゥリュー”
- Ukrainian: “Furieux (1883)”
- Ukrainian: “Furieux”
- “Furieux”
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Highlights include Belvédère de Kerdéniel and Batterie Flak de Kerdeniel.
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