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War saw more ironclads built by both sides, and they played an increasing role in the naval war alongside the unarmored warships, commerce raiders. The Naval Portion of the American Civil War contains battle descriptions,. Birth of The Ironclads,

Ever thought about how the Merrimac came about?. The use of ironclad warships predated the United States Civil War. In 1592 the Korean Admiral Yi-sun