ironclad

This is an appeal to anybody with knowledge of French ironclad design concerning a mystery model which I describe below... There is a French online antiques seller which, for some considerable time, has advertised a mysterious and intriguing model of an unknown French barbette ironclad. The...

Hello everyone. I’m curious about the USS Monitor and its historical significance during the Civil War. What were the primary innovations that made this ironclad ship stand out from traditional wooden ships of the time? I know it played a crucial role in the Battle of Hampton Roads against...

This post might get removed but i couldn't find any rules against pre-historic ships so why not. This is a thread dedicated to Viking Age ironclads. Viking military ships, so called longships, were clinker-built made of wood and often as large as possible. A number of Viking Age stories tell of...

During the War of the Triple Alliance (1865-1870) the Argentine navy consisted of a few packet steamers armed with a couple of small-bore muzzle-loaders. The leading naval and military power in the region was Brazil. After the war, Argentina and Brazil sought to establish hegemony over defeated...

Hello As part of my shipbucket hobby, I've been collecting as much references as possible of french never-build and preliminary ship designs. I must say that its not been an easy task, sometimes I think that french stuff is more mystical and hard to find than Russian/soviet stuff of which i've...