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Ten Historical Documents that Mention Monitors of the Passaic-class, Part One John Ericsson, who was a Swedish inventor, designed  a class of ten monitors  that were built for the United States Navy during the Americ...

On the 1st of February, 1863, four monitors of the Passaic-class bombarded Fort McAllister. Today is the 1st of February, 2026, and it marks the 163rd #Anniversary of the engagement between the Confederate and Federal forces. #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory www.mattsmodelboats.com/2024/09/ten-...

A List of Ten Historical Works that Mention USS Keokuk, Part Two USS Keokuk , which was designed by Charles W. Whitney, was an ironclad that was built in the second year of the American Civil War. Charles ...

On the 8th of April, 1863, USS Keokuk foundered within the vicinity of Morris Island. USS Keokuk, on the previous day, had been struck by ninety projectiles and perforated on nineteen occasions. #Miniatures #ScaleModels www.mattsmodelboats.com/2025/11/a-li...

Events that Occurred During the Paraguayan War which Involved Pará-class Monitors Napoleão João Baptista Level, who was assisted by Carlos Braconnot and Henrique Antonio Baptista, oversaw the construction of six monitors o...

Brazil, during the War of the Triple Alliance, used #Ironclads to navigate the inland waterways of Paraguay. Monitors of the Pará-class, six of which were built in #Brazilian shipyards, participated in the Passage of Humaitá and other riverine operations.
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A List of Ten Historical Works that Mention USS Keokuk, Part One USS Keokuk , propelled by twin screws and armed with two 11-inch Dahlgren guns as well as a ram, was an ironclad that served in the United S...

On the 7th of April, 1863, USS Keokuk engaged the batteries of Fort Sumter and was struck ninety times. USS Keokuk, which was was perforated nineteen times along the waterline, sank on the following morning. #AmericanCivilWar #MaritimeHistory www.mattsmodelboats.com/2024/03/a-li...

Six Pará-class River Monitors that were Built During the Paraguayan War Six Pará-class river monitors were built for the Imperial Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alli...

Six Pará-class monitors, three of which participated in the Passage of Humaitá, were built for the Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War. A Whitworth rifle, firing a 70-lbs or a 120-lbs projectile, was mounted inside an oblong turret. #Ironclad #Monitor
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Ten Passaic-class Monitors That Were Built During the American Civil War Passaic-class monitors, designed by John Ericsson, were single-turreted warships that served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War...

John Ericsson, who had designed USS Monitor for the United States Navy, received a contract for ten new ironclads. Passaic-class monitors, therefore, were an improvement of the original ironclad that mounted its battery in a turret. #Miniatures #Scalemodels www.mattsmodelboats.com/2024/03/a-li...

Silvado, a Monitor of Brazil, and its Role in the Paraguayan War Silvado was a monitor of the Imperial Brazilian Navy, serving during the reign of Pedro II, that played an important role in the Paraguayan ...

Silvado was built at Bordeaux, France, for Paraguay but was sold to Brazil. War between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance, which included Brazil, saw the use of ironclads and monitors on the inland waterways. #ModelBoat #ShipModel
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USS Spuyten Duyvil is Mentioned in Ten Historical Publications USS Spuyten Duyvil  was an iron-cased, semi-submersible and torpedo-laying warship that was built for the United States Navy. William Willis...

USS Spuyten Duyvil, née USS Stromboli, was an ironclad torpedo-ram that was built for the United States Navy. It was present at the Battle of Trent's Reach, it conveyed Abraham Lincoln to Richmond and cleared torpedoes from the water. #Miniatures #ScaleModels www.mattsmodelboats.com/2025/08/uss-...

The Mersey Flat's Role in the Coal Trade Mersey flats transported coal, that was extracted from pits in Cheshire and Lancashire, along the navigable waterways of North West England....

Mersey flats, which could be equipped with one or two masts, operated along the water lines of communication that ran between the coal mines of Lancashire and the industrial plants that were established along the River Mersey. #Coal #History #MerseyFlat www.mattsmodelboats.com/2019/08/the-...

A List of Ten Publications that Reference Humber Sloops Humber sloops, which are sometimes confused with Billy boys or Humber keels, were single-masted sailing barges that navigated the East Coast...

Sloop-rigged sailing barges, like the square-rigged keels, operated on the River Humber and its tributaries. Here is a list of ten publications, which were written in the nineteenth-century, that reference Humber sloops. #HumberSloop #RiverHumber #ModelBoats www.mattsmodelboats.com/2025/07/a-li...