Did you know that a Swedish engineer designed the Monitor, an ironclad ship in the Civil War? A+
The Merrimac(the south's ship) and the Monitor(the North's ship)
The Union
The Confederacy's Ship (Merrimack) And the Union's Ironclad Ship (Monitor)
He fought in WW1, not the Civil War..Enlisted at age 29.
The ship USS Constitution got the nickname Old Ironsides because the ship had iron plating in the hull. The ship was used during the Civil War.
Old Ironsides had cannon balls bounce off the sides. The USS Constitution fought the Barbary pirates, served in the War of 1812, and was a training ship for the Naval Academy in the Civil War.
Old Ironsides was the most famous ship
The USS Constitution is the oldest comissioned ship in the US Navy. The USS Constitution is "Old Ironsides" and is the oldest ship still commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
Ironsides refers to the armour he wore during the civil war
I don't remember this poem but "Old Ironsides" was the sailor's name of the USS Constitution, which was a war ship made after the American Revolution in 1790's. It is still a US Navy ship and can be toured at Boston Naval Shipyard. It was called "Old Ironsides" because it was one of the first ships that was plated with copper to protect it from cannon shells.
Old Ironsides is the USS Constitution She is the oldest commissioned ship in the US Navy Fleet. She got the name "Old Ironsides" from the British when they saw that their cannon balls bounce off her hull that was made of Virginia oak. She was launched in 1797.
There were numerous warships during the War of 1812. The most famous was the USS Constitution nicknamed "Old Ironsides."
It is an old old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.
The heavy frigate, USS Constitution, launched in 1797, earned the nickname 'Old Ironsides' after the battle with the HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812. This is a reference to "Old Ironsides," a colonial era battleship which is docked in Boston Harbor. If I recall correctly, this battleship never lost in combat and has lasted more than 200 years, thus an "old Ironsides" reference would suggest that whatever/whoever it is being compared to is stalwart and resilient. It is true that "Old Ironsides" had not lost in combat, but the hull had deflected a bullet, and it's crew members gave it the nickname 'Old Ironsides,' crediting the USS Constitution with having an "iron" hull.
"Old Ironsides" was a ship in the US Navy in the War of 1812. Her actual name was the USS Constitution, but she got her nickname when a cannonball hit her side in battle and did not penetrate the wood. The US Navy, especially "Old Ironsides" who was undefeated in all her battles, was a major reason for the success of the United States in the War of 1812. She is now a museum, located in the Charleston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.
I believe it is an old wooden ship used during the civil war era.