EPISODE · Mar 12, 2013 · 5 MIN
Ironclads
from A History of the Navy in 100 Objects · host United States Naval Academy
Video 5 in the series "A History of the Navy in 100 Objects" presented by the United States Naval Academy. This is about ironclad ships.
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One of the most famous naval battles in history occurred between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia. Although the battle itself it ended in a draw, the introduction and successful use of ironclads nevertheless was a pivotal moment in naval history, and made wooden ships irrelevant. Dr. Scott Harmon, former Director of the USNA Museum discusses two historic pieces of iron that came from the battle's participants.
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