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I'm not sure either. Hey, @Sailor.X, can you shed any light on this?

As I recall, later turrets were actually a hybrid of both designs, or rather they were in the WW1/2 heyday of naval gunnery, I don't know how modern ones work.

Generally speaking, yes.

Ironclads definitively ended the era of wooden hulled sailing ships, from then on it was steam and steel all the way. They also inspired an arms race in naval weapons design, as early ironclads were incredibly resilient against contemporary naval guns. The US Civil war is something of a poor...

I would argue the Monitor clearly won both a tactical and strategic victory (but I'm also biased). Tactically, the Virginia's goal was to break the blockade, the Monitor's goal was to prevent the Virginia from doing so. At the end of the day, the blockade squadron was still there, with the...

Yesterday was the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between ironclad warships and quite possible one of the most influential engagements in naval history. The Monitor's last minute arrival at Hampton Roads and rescue of the Union fleet is one of the most amazing...