The Power of Iron Over Wood
Presenter:
John V. Quarstein
Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center
About the lecture:
The sinking of USS Congress and Cumberland by CSS Virginia changed naval warfare forever. The Confederate ironclad ram destroyed these wooden sailing ships using hot shot, shells, and ram proving the power of iron over wood.
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In person
Free for Museum Members.
$1 for guests.
Virtual
This lecture is livestreamed
and free to watch online.
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Image Credit: Sinking of Cumberland by Merrimack, March 8, 1862. Currier & Ives, lithographer. The Mariners’ Museum and Park. 1933.0460.000001.