Central battery ship
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central-battery-ship-305-9359365
title:
Central battery ship
text:
The central battery ship, also known as a centre battery ship in the United Kingdom and as a casemate ship in European continental navies, was a development of the (high-freeboard) broadside ironclad of the 1860s, given a substantial boost due to the inspiration gained from the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between ironclads fought in 1862 during the American Civil War. One of the participants was the Confederate casemate ironclad CSS Virginia, essentially a central battery ship hers
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description:
Type of broadside ironclad battleship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_battery_ship
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date modified:
2024-01-07T17:13:23Z
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