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'Three others patrolled the North Sea and the Atlantic while the last ship was enroute to Japan when the war began and blockaded two small Prussian ships in a Japanese harbor' - Comma needed after Atlantic
Agreed.
'while another helped to intimidate the Vietnamese Government into accepting a French protectorate' - This is a little awkward and I would suggest the phrase 'intimidate the Vietnamese Government into accepting status as a French protectorate'
Yes, much better phrasing.
'Montcalm, Atalante, and Reine Blanche cruised the North Sea and the former later watched a Prussian corvette in Portuguese waters' - Does 'the former' mean both vessels, or just one of them? Did they do anything to the corvette? You also need a comma after 'North Sea'.
Clarified. No, the corvette remained in Portuguese territorial water for the duration. Disagree about the comma.
'This design was changed to substitute four barbettes for the upper battery,' - What led to the design being changed?
Unspecified in my sources, but my guess would be weight problems.
Some details on the range and firepower of the vessel's weapons would be appreciated, especially if a reader were to try and compare this with another contemporary vessel.
Couldn't find anything of significance the first time I looked. I'll try a couple of other sources.
'On 3 July 1877[6] Thétis rammed Reine Blanche who had to be run ashore to prevent her from sinking.' - Was this an accident, or somehow intentional? Clarification would be nice.
No further details, although I'd think that it was an accident. They are in the same navy, after all.