Capt7thWvCoA
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Hello everyone, does anyone know of any fullsized and fully operational civil war ironclads that are around today ?
7. CSS Albemarle replica- NC, I think Plymouth? (not full size, not even half, but functional and sails in the river)
Yep, those guys created one heck of a replica:
Not full scale, but as close as one get today.
Around 2005, my buddies and I converted a basic pontoon party barge into a generic Confederate Navy ironclad.
With a frame of 2 X 4's and some chicken wire.
We had no working cannon, but still won third place on the 4th of July . . . Lake contest.
Around 2005, my buddies and I converted a basic pontoon party barge into a generic Confederate Navy ironclad.
With a frame of 2 X 4's and some chicken wire.
We had no working cannon, but still won third place on the 4th of July . . . Lake contest.
Oh H****L YES ! My own favourite would be CSS Nashville.If there is, that's something I'd like to see too!
Come on now !until someone pokes their head of the pilothouse! Not to mention how silly it looks if someone is walking her deck. Not bashing the great work they've done, just pointing out how ridiculous it looks when anything full size is around.
You could not pay me enough to cross the open ocean in anything resembling a civil war ironclad. There was what, 11" of freeboard!?!I can't help but wonder if they've got the restoration effort good and well underway of Strelets. The measurements are a little off from a Passaic-Class, but restored it'll be the closest thing to one afloat. It'd be good if they get her to the US after restoration, if only for a visit, even if US-Russian relations are a bit more chilly than in 1863.
3. USS Monitor Turret- Newport News, VA ( I forget the name of the center its at)
4. USS Monitor replica- Newport News, VA (It is full size but hollow I believe)
You could not pay me enough to cross the open ocean in anything resembling a civil war ironclad. There was what, 11" of freeboard!?!
You could not pay me enough to cross the open ocean in anything resembling a civil war ironclad. There was what, 11" of freeboard!?!