The Old Steam Navy: The Ironclads, 1842-1885

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The Old Steam Navy: The Ironclads, 1842-1885

By Donald L. Canney

Publisher: Naval Inst Press 1993 162 Pages

ISBN: 0870215868

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Before the advent of the new all steel navy in the 1880s, steam war vessels built by the U.S. Navy fell into two categories: the conventional, nonar-mored vessels and ironclad warships. For the most part, the conventional vessels might be consid­ered steam-powered developments of the sailing warship and were the subject of the first volume of this work. On the other hand, the ironclad ships were in many instances complete departures from historical and traditional shipbuilding practice and incorporated the technological advances of the times. These vessels, spawned by the Civil War, present astounding diversity, ranging from mere casemated river scows to sophisticated tur-reted semioceangoing craft. They also repre­sented vessels used in two diverse theaters of the war: those constructed for coastal operations, the majority of which were of the Monitor type; and the vessels of the Western River Flotilla, which were in the main casemated boats unsuited for sea service.