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The ships in the Civil War were called the Ironclad.
Flogging was banned in 1862, during the Civil War. Many other things were banned aboard ships.
Ironclad ships, landmines, submarines, observation balloons, repeating guns, and grenades.
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.
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These ships were called blockade runners
The North had huge advantages in the US Civil War. It's large population enabled it to build large armies. The North had an industrial base that enabled it to produce weapons and build warships in safe harbors such as New York City.
ninklepoopie - one of the many weapons in the civil war