Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Aetna-class ironclad floating batteries were built during the Crimean War for the attack of Russian coastal fortifications.Britain and France each laid down five of these coastal attack vessels in 1854. The French used three of their batteries in 1855 against the defences at Kinburn on the Black Sea, where they were effective against Russian shore defences. The British plan to use theirs in the Baltic Sea against Kronstadt in 1856 was influential in causing the Russians to sue for peace.. }
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- Aetna-class_ironclad_floating_battery comment "The Aetna-class ironclad floating batteries were built during the Crimean War for the attack of Russian coastal fortifications.Britain and France each laid down five of these coastal attack vessels in 1854. The French used three of their batteries in 1855 against the defences at Kinburn on the Black Sea, where they were effective against Russian shore defences. The British plan to use theirs in the Baltic Sea against Kronstadt in 1856 was influential in causing the Russians to sue for peace.".