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The ships were used as a blockade, so the confederate could not leave and retreat from the southern states.
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What was forbidden aboard ships during the civil war?
Flogging was banned in 1862, during the Civil War. Many other things were banned aboard ships.
What resource was first used during the civil war to help move things faster?
By railroads or ships
What is the name for preventing ships in or out of a harbor during the Civil War?
Blockade
What were the ships that were in the Civil War?
The ships in the Civil War were called the Ironclad.
What were most boats used for during the civil war?
The Union had more ships than the Confederacy. The greatest amount of these were used on blockade duty.
Were there any naval battles during the US Civil War?
Yes, there were naval battles; in fact, the first ironclad ships were invented during the Civil War.
Wooden ships built during the civil war?
During the Civil War, wooden ships were used. The ships the North built were used to blockade the South. The ships the South used were built to outrun the blockade. This all changed when the first ironclad, the Virginia, was made. It was unsinkable at the time. The North answered with the Monitor, and the two ships battled to a stalemate later in the war.
How were ironclad used?
they were used as ships during war
What anesthesia was used in the Civil War?
Chloroform was used to as an anesthesia during the Civil War.
What are the fast Ships that dodged Unon warships during the Civil War?
Blockade runners.
How many ships were in the blockade fleet that the north sent to the south during the civil war?
194 Ships in the blockade fleet.
What kind of ships were used in the civil war?
Mostly wind propelled wooden ships. At the time of the civil war however, the navy began converting the old wood and sail ships to iron steamships. For much of the war, there was an equal mix of both.
