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What was the name of the confederate battleship covered in iron plates?
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What is the irionclad battleship?
Originally, wooden ships were "plated" (covered) with metal, usually iron.
What ship covered with thick iron plates?
Ironclad
The Confederates covered an old wooden ship they had taken from the North named the with iron plates?
merrimac
Confederate ironclad ship?
the Virginia it was a large ship covered in well iron(betcha didn't see the one coming
How thick was the iron on the Monitor?
The revolving turret was protected by 8 in. of iron armor. The sides were covered by iron plates from 3 to 5 in. thick, with about 27 in. of wood backing, and the deck, only 18 in. above water, was shielded with 1-in. armor.
What are iron clads?
iron clads are war ships reinforced with iron plates
What are boats covered in iron called?
Boats covered in iron are commonly referred to as ironclads.
Where were the iron plates for the CSS Virginia made?
Luckily for the South the iron plates needed to fit the new CSS Virginia into an ironclad were fairly close to the Norfolk navy base. The plates were manufactured by the Tredegar Iron works in Richmond, Virginia.
What was the ironclad battleship of the civil war?
Wooden vessels plated with iron; there were fleets of them...not just one.
What was the name of the confederate iron ship called the?
Ironclad
In the earth's crust and also in you blood?
plates iron Regards
What is the full form of ms iron plates?
Mild Steel
