Ships that were plated with iron. Famous ones are the Merrimack and the Monitor. The invention of the ironclad scared Europe, seeing they did not have that technology. Cannon balls just bounced off of the ships.
The south came up with these first, but then the North made a better version with 40+ patented items, including the rotating turret.
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
Did you know that a Swedish engineer designed the Monitor, an ironclad ship in the Civil War? A+
Monitor
The Union
The SOUTHERN ironclad ship was the Merrimac, which was also called the Virginia.
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
Wooden vessels plated with iron; there were fleets of them...not just one.
Monitors, usually equipped with 11" guns; Vietnam Monitors had M49 105mm howitzer guns.
The ships in the Civil War were called the Ironclad.
Did you know that a Swedish engineer designed the Monitor, an ironclad ship in the Civil War? A+
Monitor
it was a ship made of metal
The Merrimac
Naval battle
The answer to that is the south.
inconclusive
The Union