The Old Steam Navy: The Ironclads, 1842-1885

Every U.S. Navy ironclad-oceangoing and riverine-from monitors to casemate riverboats, with descriptions of their Civil War combat and operational roles, failures as well as successes is included. In this, the first of two volumes on the 19th century's "sailing steamships" and the policies that produced them, the author has collated a range of documents, photographs and ship plans. This book provides an account of an era that saw the introduction of steam power and the first iron warships. v. 1. Frigates, sloops, and gunboats, 1815-1885 v. 2. The ironclads, 1842-1885.