Discomfort in the Ironclads

[bankerpapaw]

Have you ever considered the living conditions aboard an ironclad, especially in the south?
Here you are in a floating steel box all the while the Southern sun is heating the steel from the outside and the boiler and steam pipes heating from the inside. You dare not go outside for a breath of fresh air because a sniper might pick you off. No doubt miserable living conditions, especially in the South with it's own heat and humidity.

[memphis]

.....and that's under normal conditions. Imagine shot ringing and exploding against it destroying your hearing with splinters flying every which way as a result of the plates moving and buckling. No thank you. I served as a snipe on a modern ship. That was bad enough. Engine rooms in modern skyscrapers can approach and exceed 100 degrees. Its still not as bad as those conditions.

Memphis

[ole]

Thanks, gentlemen. I can abide the heat. But I'm claustrophobic and hydrophobic, and my hearing is already shot to heck. I'd rather be in Philadelphia.

ole