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CSS Virginia. The image is captioned Merrimac; see below.
CSS Virginia. The image is captioned Merrimac; see below.
Display showing 4 inches (102 mm) of iron armor backed by 24 inches (610 mm) of wood
Display showing 4 inches (102 mm) of iron armor backed by 24 inches (610 mm) of wood
Merrimack is rebuilt into Virginia
Merrimack is rebuilt into Virginia
Chromolithograph depicting the Battle of Hampton Roads
Chromolithograph depicting the Battle of Hampton Roads
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The first battle between ironclads: CSS Virginia (left) vs. USS Monitor, in the March 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads
The first battle between ironclads: CSS Virginia (left) vs. USS Monitor, in the March 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads
Napoléon (1850), the first steam battleship
Napoléon (1850), the first steam battleship
A Paixhans naval shell gun. 1860 engraving
A Paixhans naval shell gun. 1860 engraving
French Navy ironclad floating battery Lave, 1854. This ironclad, together with the similar Tonnante and Dévastation, vanquished Russian land batteries
French Navy ironclad floating battery Lave, 1854. This ironclad, together with the similar Tonnante and Dévastation, vanquished Russian land batteries at the Battle of Kinburn (1855).