HMS Inflexible with the pole masts fitted in 1885, replacing the original full sailing rig. HMS Inflexible was a Victorian ironclad battleship carrying her main armament in centrally placed turrets. The ship was constructed in the 1870s for the Royal Navy to oppose the perceived growing threat from the Italian Regia Marina in the Mediterranean.

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Size: 3543px × 2500px
Location: England
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License: Licensed
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