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An '''Ironclad''' is the name given to the first armor plated fighting ships. The introduction of the ironclads would soon make earlier wooden fighting vessels obsolete. | An '''Ironclad''' is the name given to the first armor plated fighting ships. The introduction of the ironclads would soon make earlier wooden fighting vessels obsolete. | ||
| − | At the Battle of Sinope in 1853 a squadron of [[Turkish]] frigates was completely destroyed by [[ | + | At the [[Battle of Sinope]] in 1853 a squadron of [[Turkish]] frigates was completely destroyed by [[Russia]]n shellfire which - apart from being one of the immediate causes of the [[Crimean War]] - had every major navy in the world scurrying to build armor-plated ships, or cover their wooden-hulled vessels with iron. The first true ironclad was the [[French]] "La Gloire" in 1859. The [[British]] followed the next year with the first all-iron warship, HMS "Warrior". "Ironclad" became the generic description for such vessels until "Dreadnought" replaced it in 1906. |
| − | The first | + | The first engagement (really a duel) between ironclad ships during the [[Battle of Hampton Roads]] which took place in 1862 during the [[American Civil War]] between [[CSS Virginia]] (previously USS Merrimack) and [[USS Monitor]]. Neither ship was able to seriously damage the other, although both clearly outclassed wooden fighting ships. The first major battle in which ironclad ships took part was the [[Battle of Lissa]] between [[Austria]] and [[Italy]] on 20 July 1866. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979 | + | ''Encyclopedia of Military History'', Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979 |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jenkins/ironclads/ironclad.htm Ironclads and Blockade Runners of the American Civil War] | *[http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jenkins/ironclads/ironclad.htm Ironclads and Blockade Runners of the American Civil War] | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:58, June 28, 2016
An Ironclad is the name given to the first armor plated fighting ships. The introduction of the ironclads would soon make earlier wooden fighting vessels obsolete.
At the Battle of Sinope in 1853 a squadron of Turkish frigates was completely destroyed by Russian shellfire which - apart from being one of the immediate causes of the Crimean War - had every major navy in the world scurrying to build armor-plated ships, or cover their wooden-hulled vessels with iron. The first true ironclad was the French "La Gloire" in 1859. The British followed the next year with the first all-iron warship, HMS "Warrior". "Ironclad" became the generic description for such vessels until "Dreadnought" replaced it in 1906.
The first engagement (really a duel) between ironclad ships during the Battle of Hampton Roads which took place in 1862 during the American Civil War between CSS Virginia (previously USS Merrimack) and USS Monitor. Neither ship was able to seriously damage the other, although both clearly outclassed wooden fighting ships. The first major battle in which ironclad ships took part was the Battle of Lissa between Austria and Italy on 20 July 1866.
Sources
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979