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To attack and destroy the Confederates ironclads or blocking the harbors where they were standing, preventing them from going into the open sea.
To attack the Confederates coastal installation, supporting landing operations.
Along the Mississippi River and other western waterway, ironclad gunboats were employed to gain the control of the same, to attack the Confederate river's strongholds and support the Union Armies advancing along their banks.
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What types of guns did ironclads have in the civil war?
watermelons
What were ironclads used for during the civil war?
Naval battle
What was The development of ironclads was an example of?
D. New technology applied in the war.
What developement of ironclads was an example of?
D. New technology applied in the war.
What are ironclads are used for?
they were used to protect many things such as war ships or armour
Who built monitor type ironclads for the North after the USS Monitor?
Based on the blueprints of the USS Monitor, ship building pioneer, Donald McKay built monitor type ironclads for the Union's navy during the US Civil War.
What types of guns did ironclads have in the civil war?
watermelons
How many ironclads were there in the beginning of the Civil War?
There were no ironclads at the beginning of the war. The first was the CSS Virginia, which was built on the remains of the USS Merrimac after the Confederates captured the shipyard in Norfolk.
What two naval revolution occured during the civil war?
The first use of a submarine to sink a warship occurred in the Civil War. The conflict between two ironclad ships occurred for the first time in the Americas during the Civil War; ironclads were already in use in Europe and had battled in the Adriatic.
What were ironclads used for during the civil war?
Naval battle
What was The development of ironclads was an example of?
D. New technology applied in the war.
What developement of ironclads was an example of?
D. New technology applied in the war.
What are ironclads are used for?
they were used to protect many things such as war ships or armour
When did America use the ironclads?
The Ironclads have been used in America during the Civil War by both sides. The first encounter took place on March 9, 1862 into Hampton Road, between the CSS "Virginia", that on march 8 successfully attacked a Union Fleet gathered there and USS "Monitor". The outcome of the fighting remained undecided but "Virginia" did no more attempt another sortie. Many ironclads were built both by Confederates and Union sides for the duration of the war. The most notable battle in which ironclads were involved was the naval battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864.
What was the development of the ironclads an example of?
new technology applied in the war.
Who designed the first ironclads the Union built in the US Civil War?
Samuel M. Pook designed the first Union ironclads. On October 12, 1861, the USS St. Louis was launched.
How did this single battle of the ironclads make traditional wooden warships like the minnesota obsolete?
Because the country was in the middle of a war and ironclads preformed better than wooded ships so they started to become traditional
