 The Editor   | 27 Jun 2012 9:34 a.m. PST |
What is your favorite ironclad naval vessel from history? |
| 21eRegt | 27 Jun 2012 9:45 a.m. PST |
CSS Virginia, aka. Merrimack. With the CSS Albemarle a close second. |
Terrement  | 27 Jun 2012 9:59 a.m. PST |
"Favorite Ironclad" alibi "…favorite ironclad naval vessel from history?" USS Monitor |
 Dom Skelton  | 27 Jun 2012 9:59 a.m. PST |
Probably Warrior if I'm being honest, but I'll say HMVS Cerberus as I'm rooting for her…. ;-) |
 Texas Jack | 27 Jun 2012 10:05 a.m. PST |
Any ironclad with "CSS" in front of it. |
| Patrick Sexton | 27 Jun 2012 10:14 a.m. PST |
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| The Editor | 27 Jun 2012 10:17 a.m. PST |
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| Belisarius | 27 Jun 2012 10:21 a.m. PST |
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 John the Greater | 27 Jun 2012 10:39 a.m. PST |
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| StoneMtnMinis | 27 Jun 2012 10:43 a.m. PST |
Any US or CS ironclad. No other time saw such an explosion of creativity,design innovation, and just plain weirdness in naval warfare. That said, the blockade runners had the sweetest lines. Dave
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| Sundance | 27 Jun 2012 10:47 a.m. PST |
I like the City class. Just neat looking ships. |
 ageofglory | 27 Jun 2012 11:01 a.m. PST |
Another vote for the City Class. Tough to find an ACW Ironclad that isn't cool. |
 Who asked this joker | 27 Jun 2012 11:02 a.m. PST |
Monitor! So revolutionary! |
| skippy0001 | 27 Jun 2012 11:21 a.m. PST |
All of them also. I even like tinclads and cottonclads. So with Abraham Lincoln fighting vampires now-would there be….zombieclads? I prefer sidewheelers also |
 Virtualscratchbuilder | 27 Jun 2012 11:27 a.m. PST |
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| Prince Alberts Revenge | 27 Jun 2012 11:31 a.m. PST |
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| Rich Bliss | 27 Jun 2012 11:33 a.m. PST |
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| Doc Ord | 27 Jun 2012 11:49 a.m. PST |
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| Disco Joe | 27 Jun 2012 12:13 p.m. PST |
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| boy wundyr x | 27 Jun 2012 12:36 p.m. PST |
Timely, as I'm trying to figure out what to get as a first order for the ACW. I think the Virginia and Arkansas look the most menacing, but don't know if I otherwise have a favourite. |
| Oddball | 27 Jun 2012 12:45 p.m. PST |
CSS Palmetto State – Defender of Charleston. link Link has major Confederate Ironclads listed at the bottom. |
| David Manley | 27 Jun 2012 1:36 p.m. PST |
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 Parzival | 27 Jun 2012 2:05 p.m. PST |
CSS Virginia. What an amazing "conversion" job. But the USS Monitor takes points as well for being so radical in design— a rotating turret, a low profile hull, etc. Too bad she wasn't more seaworthy. |
 McKinstry | 27 Jun 2012 2:27 p.m. PST |
HMS Warrior – her armor scheme was actually superior to later models and she could run rings around her contemporaries. |
| The G Dog | 27 Jun 2012 2:32 p.m. PST |
USS Benton. Not bad for a conversion job. |
| The Beast Rabban | 27 Jun 2012 2:34 p.m. PST |
Tennessee. Took a lot to finally bring her down. Darn you, Critical Hits Chart! |
| Cmde Perry | 27 Jun 2012 3:43 p.m. PST |
CSS Neuse – if for no other reason than that I have visited the display of its hull in Kinston, SC, and a reconstruction of it nearby (the CSS Neuse II). Of course I then had to acquire a model for gaming (Thoroughbred), and am happy to say that it has proven to be a spunky little combatant, along the lines of "..it's the size of the fight in the dog." |
 Rrobbyrobot | 27 Jun 2012 4:35 p.m. PST |
CSS Virginia. But they are all interesting. |
| Rich Trevino | 27 Jun 2012 5:02 p.m. PST |
The one with the "built in dads garage" aspect, C.S.S. Albemarle. It was always my ship of choice when we played "Ironclads," so long as I didn't mind losing. Below is the 63 ft working replica on the Roanoke River:
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 gamertom | 27 Jun 2012 6:57 p.m. PST |
CSS Arkansas "Took a licking, but kept on ticking." How many vessels have sailed through the enemy fleet and survived? link |
| Captain Crunch | 27 Jun 2012 7:12 p.m. PST |
CSS Manassas with the CSS Arkansas a close second. Paul |
 J Womack 94 | 27 Jun 2012 7:25 p.m. PST |
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 Ditto The Abdominal Snowman | 27 Jun 2012 8:52 p.m. PST |
Hey, come on folks,  it simply HAS to be the Manassas like the guy who stays crunchy even in milk (Paul) just said above. I mean it looks like a creation straight out of a 1950s B sci fi flick! The silver bullet guy to the right is my friend's Thoroughbred model (Toby's Virginia is blurry behind it, in the background).
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| Etranger | 28 Jun 2012 3:46 a.m. PST |
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| optional field | 28 Jun 2012 5:24 a.m. PST |
How late are we applying the term ironclad? In any case, I've always been fond of HMS Captain, fatally flawed though she was. |
 Mapleleaf | 28 Jun 2012 5:32 a.m. PST |
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| svsavory | 28 Jun 2012 7:14 a.m. PST |
Tough choice given the variety of unique designs, but my favorite has to be the Monitor. |
 vojvoda | 28 Jun 2012 7:19 a.m. PST |
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| AlastairJ | 28 Jun 2012 10:54 a.m. PST |
"A black snake among rabbits"… HMS Warrior |
 Dasher | 28 Jun 2012 4:21 p.m. PST |
Well, I'm afraid I really must cast my vote for the venerable CSS Virginia. :-) |
| Ducel1 | 28 Jun 2012 4:59 p.m. PST |
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| Mr Pumblechook | 28 Jun 2012 5:45 p.m. PST |
I second the Huascar : The only Pirate ironclad in history, once attacked using clockwork torpedos from boats off HMS Shah |
| boy wundyr x | 29 Jun 2012 7:56 a.m. PST |
Just read a brief history of the Huascar and it's a new favourite. Seems to have seen more action than most other ironclads, and that it's still around is impressive. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 29 Jun 2012 8:10 a.m. PST |
I'm with Texas Jack on this! Anything CSS! |
 deephorse | 30 Jun 2012 5:54 a.m. PST |
USS Choctaw. Absolutely of no use in a wargame, but it has the looks. Oh, and rubber armour! |
| optional field | 30 Jun 2012 9:19 a.m. PST |
deephorse, tell us more about the Choctaw? I've heard of cottonclads, but never rubber armour. |
| deephorse | 30 Jun 2012 3:36 p.m. PST |
Hi optional field. It wasn't solely rubber armour! I'm not with my books at the moment, but from memory the Choctaw's 1" plate armour was laid on 1" of natural rubber in order to try and absorb some of the shock of shot hitting her structure. It was a failure because the rubber rotted away. However the ship herself survived being stuck many times, and saw out the Civil War. |
| mdauben | 01 Jul 2012 10:12 a.m. PST |
USS New Ironsides Another vote for this bad boy. |
| foxbat | 02 Jul 2012 2:11 a.m. PST |
USS Monadnock. A double dose of 15" Dahlgren loving, always served me well sinking the Confederacy ships. |
