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At about the same time, shipbuilders began to experiment with using iron instead of wood to build the hulls of ships. Having an iron hull didn't make a ship an ironclad, though. There were ironclads with wooden hulls, just as there were unarmored ships with iron hulls.
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During the remainder of 1861 and the first two months of 1862, the Confederate States Navy raised, drydocked and converted her into a casemate ironclad ram, ... Battle of the Ironclads ; Civil War Navy Ships and Battles; United States Navy DVDs; Civil War Submarines; American Civil War Exhibits; Recipes and Cookbooks;
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Ironclad Ships Battle ... For the first time in history, two ironclad ships battled. The battle lasted for hours. Neither side won the battle. The Confederate ironclad was an old wooden ship called the Merrimac, which had been rebuilt with iron all around the boat.
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Monitor arrived there on 9 March, and was immediately sent into action against the Confederate ironclad Virginia , which had sunk two U.S. Navy ships the previous day. The resulting battle, the first between iron-armored warships, was a tactical draw.
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The Naval Portion of the American Civil War contains battle descriptions, history, ship descriptions, etc. ... Less than half of its 90 ships were ready for active service. ... Ever thought about how the Merrimac came about? Here's a nice concise history of events that gave birth to the "first" ironclad.
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A look of confidence passed over the men's faces, and we believed the Merrimac would not repeat the work she had accomplished the day before." Neither ironclad seriously damaged the other in their one day of fighting, March 9, 1862 though the Merrimac was indeed prevented from attacking any more of the Union's wooden ships.
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The battle between ironclad ships, ships dressed in iron, rippled changes in technology and set the stage for many firsts in naval history. ... With the green light to build these ironclad ships, Mallory soon ran up against the lack of manpower, skilled workers, materials and monetary issues. Pieces and parts for the...
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6 articles on The ironclad ships of the Civil War ... The ironclad dramatically changed the course of the Civil War. They were the first ships in naval history to be covered with protective iron armor and propelled by a steam engine. France developed ironclads about fifteen years ... The ironclad ships of the Civil War 6 Articles...
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War and Military History question: What were the names of the first two ironclad ships to engage in battle? South: had the Merrimac and the North copied their idea and made the Moniter ... Names of 2 ironclad ships in civil war? What unit from US engage in this battle? What advantages did ironclad ships have? What was the...
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