page_title: French ironclad Magenta
hierarchical_section_title: French ironclad Magenta
caption_attribution_description: English: The Magenta in Brest. The Napoléon III ship can be seen in the background
context_page_description: Magenta was the lead ship of her class of two broadside ironclads built for the French Navy in the early 1860s. She served as flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron.
context_section_description: Magenta was the lead ship of her class of two broadside ironclads built for the French Navy (Marine nationale) in the early 1860s. She served as flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron.
caption: Magenta, Napoléon and Solférino anchored in the harbor at Brest,  France.
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