Early in the Civil War, two ironclad ships faced off in a battle that would change naval warfare forever. What made ironclad ...

an ironclad equipped with a revolutionary mobile gun turret. While other ships had to maneuver the entire hull in order to aim their guns, the Monitor could spin its two cannons and aim with ...

Friday's 150th anniversary of the pivotal battle between the Civil War's first ironclad ships at Hampton Roads ... pulled back from the fight and the cannons fell silent. A potent symbol of ...

Ironclads were built as a response to the ... to the ability to deliver broadside attacks, firing multiple cannons at another ship on the sea, beginning an era of naval battle that would continue ...

The ironclad ship named the CSS Jackson ... according to the museum’s website. The three cannons were from the CSS Jackson, according to Wait. One is located on the river and is still set ...