The idea of armoring ships was ancient, and gained serious attention from the dawn of muskets and cannons at sea. In the 16th and 17th centuries, as European warships grew increasingly large and ...
Q: In the beginning, ironclad ships were merely wooden ships with iron plates attached to them. When was the first iron ship built? — J.K., Edinburg, Texas A: The Aaron Manby was the first steamship ...
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This week, an archaeological team is expected to set out to see if they can find remains of the CSS Neuse, a battleship that met a watery grave near Kinston, NC, during the Civil War. Now, many of you ...
PROFILE of the Great Eastern, the biggest ship in the world at the time of its launching in 1858. Part IV tells about her 3rd transatlantic cable-laying venture & her laying a cable between England & ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- They were known as the days of "Wooden Ships and Iron Men." The era takes us to a time when men first ventured out to sea and under sail. The ships were built of wood and ...
On March 9, 1862, Confederate Navy ship CSS Virginia and Union navy ship USS Monitor met in battle off the coast of Virginia. Their clash was inconclusive, but the battle was the first time metal ...
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