Breastwork monitor
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breastwork-monitor-257-9890827
title:
Breastwork monitor
text:
A breastwork monitor was a modification of the monitor, a warship which was first built in the United States in 1861, designed by John Ericsson and distinguished by the first rotating gun turret, designed by Theodore Timby. The modified design known as a breastwork monitor was introduced by Sir Edward Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy between 1863 and 1870. The original monitors were very stable, and difficult to damage by gunfire, because of their very low freeboard. This, however,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of turreted ironclad warship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breastwork_monitor
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date modified:
2024-02-05T14:34:24Z
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13
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