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Magenta was a broadside ironclad of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She served as flagship of the Mediterranean squadron. On 31 October 1875, a fire started aboard. The crew attempted to wet the gunpowder magazines and fight the fire, to no avail. When it became clear that the ship could not be saved, the crew abandoned ship, and the Magenta exploded shortly after. She sank in 15 metres of water in the military harbour of Toulon.

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  • French ironclad Magenta
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  • Magenta was a broadside ironclad of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She served as flagship of the Mediterranean squadron. On 31 October 1875, a fire started aboard. The crew attempted to wet the gunpowder magazines and fight the fire, to no avail. When it became clear that the ship could not be saved, the crew abandoned ship, and the Magenta exploded shortly after. She sank in 15 metres of water in the military harbour of Toulon.
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  • Magenta, and anchored in Brest harbour.
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  • Magenta was a broadside ironclad of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She served as flagship of the Mediterranean squadron. On 31 October 1875, a fire started aboard. The crew attempted to wet the gunpowder magazines and fight the fire, to no avail. When it became clear that the ship could not be saved, the crew abandoned ship, and the Magenta exploded shortly after. She sank in 15 metres of water in the military harbour of Toulon. At the time of the accident, Magenta had a cargo of Carthaginian antiques, notably 2080 punic stelae (Tophet, 2nd century BC) and a marble statue of Vibia Sabina (Thasos, c. 127-128 AD), found in 1874 by the Pricot de Sainte-Marie mission. The wreck was located in April 1994. Fragments of stelae have been since recovered. The statue has been partially recovered, though the head was too damaged to be rejoined to the rest of the statue. The fragments are on display at the Louvre.
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