The Monitor and the Merrimas (CSS Virginis)
During the 1800's wooden warships plated with iron were called "iron-clads." By 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War, Russian sailors still called their all steel built battleships "iron-clads."
Ironclads were warships in the mid-19th century that were protected by iron or steel armor plates. They were a significant advancement in naval warfare, offering improved protection and firepower compared to wooden ships. Ironclads played a key role in the American Civil War and had a lasting impact on naval technology.
Steel hulled ships
Steel hulled ships
It was the first major battle of ironclad ships . The first time they used the steel for ships. second major battle in Va. Fought in the waters of Hampton Roads/Norfolk
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac). They fought on the second day of the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, but their inconclusive duel is more commonly known today as the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, or the battle of the ironclads. Not only was this the first time two ironclads fought in the US Civil War, it was the first time in war history that two ironclads fought each other.
i don't think they build ships out of concrete, because there weight is to great to there surface area, wood is the best for a ship but weak compared to some steel ships, but in the sea all ships are vunerable.
Steel-hulled ships
steel-hulled ships
steel-hulled ships
steel-hulled ships
modern ships are welded, older ships use rivets to hold the steel together