BONUS: The Dumb Ironclads of the US Civil War
Added 2022-04-27 18:00:50 +0000 UTCWhat if a revolutionary boat, filled with new technology, had to be built in 100 days?
Sources:
Anthony Preston. "The World's Worst Warships."
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/uss-monitor-cheesebox-raft
https://www.historynet.com/the-monitor-is-no-more/
Comments
1 500 000 dollars in the 1860's is roughly 29,5 billion dollars today.
Haliow
2025-05-15 06:21:58 +0000 UTCIt's a river navy
Bender Rodriguez
2023-04-27 17:40:00 +0000 UTCFun fact, Bolivia has a navy and no access to the sea since 1904. Their navy was incorporated 1968 because... I don't know.
Jeremy Shepherd
2022-05-16 14:15:11 +0000 UTCYay Liam! Yay War of the Triple Alliance! I presume it will come up in that series but ironclad rams did work pretty well on rivers. Because their targets couldn't dodge in narrow water. Apparently the US Navy just smashed through anything on the water of the Mississippi. I was going to write "just a comment for the algorithm" but then remembered that this isn't youtube... so great show as usual.
Jacob Vardy
2022-04-30 03:36:16 +0000 UTCthe afterlife for boats is shipgirl gacha, which is both heaven and hell at once
Twi
2022-04-28 19:36:32 +0000 UTCFunny you posted this ... Just went to see the USS Cairo in Vicksburg .
bossbear the rock
2022-04-27 22:42:13 +0000 UTCQuestions for the Liam is an incredible title for any Q&A Liam is in. My question: yay Liam?
Jordan Clementi
2022-04-27 22:15:34 +0000 UTCIt is coming after the Nanking 3 parter. we are currently recording it
Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast
2022-04-27 20:46:08 +0000 UTCBEAUTIFUL Liam sign off. ASMR for the dammed and I love it!
paul Hansen
2022-04-27 19:38:50 +0000 UTCLooking forward to the triple alliance ep, whenever we get it
Austin Arminio
2022-04-27 19:09:20 +0000 UTC
