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They could resist burning, withstand cannon fire, splinter wooden ships, and travel much faster than other ships.
The speed of ironclads during the US Civil War is questionable in its relation to the speed of wooden warships.
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∙ 14y agoInitially, wooden ships were "clad" with iron plates for protection against shelling. The most famous duel between ironclads was the battle of the USS Monitor against the CSS Virginia (Merrimack) which took place in the Hampton Roads off Norfolk, Virginia. The Union developed a great river fleet of ironclads and gunboats were built at Mound City, Illinois, for use on the Mississippi River and its tributaries during the Civil War. Some few commercial riverboats used as troop transports were piled high with bales of straw to protect soldiers from riverbank snipers. The had to be kept wet or they would catch fire easily.
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∙ 13y agoAn ironclad was a type of battleship used during the Civil War.
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Which of these sentences uses correct capitalization Did you know that a Swedish engineer designed the Monitor an Ironclad ship in the Civil War?
Did you know that a Swedish engineer designed the Monitor, an ironclad ship in the Civil War? A+
What civil war ironclad battled the Merrimack?
Monitor
What did the people call the ironclad battleship during the civil war?
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
Who first used the ironclad ship in the civil war?
The Union
Civil War southern NOT northern ironclad ships?
The SOUTHERN ironclad ship was the Merrimac, which was also called the Virginia.
What were the ships that were in the Civil War?
The ships in the Civil War were called the Ironclad.
Which of these sentences uses correct capitalization Did you know that a Swedish engineer designed the Monitor an Ironclad ship in the Civil War?
Did you know that a Swedish engineer designed the Monitor, an ironclad ship in the Civil War? A+
What civil war ironclad battled the Merrimack?
Monitor
What did the people call the ironclad battleship during the civil war?
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
Ironclad civil war who won north or south?
inconclusive
What was ironclad used for during the civil war?
Naval battle
Who used the first ironclad warship in the civil war?
The answer to that is the south.
What was the ironclad ship during the civil war in the north?
The Merrimac
Who first used the ironclad ship in the civil war?
The Union
Civil War southern NOT northern ironclad ships?
The SOUTHERN ironclad ship was the Merrimac, which was also called the Virginia.
What is a civil war vocabulary word that starts with v?
CSS Virginia was a Confederate ironclad warship. Horatio Van Cleve was a Union General during the war.
What famous US Civil War Ironclad is in Cape Hatteras?
The Monitor
