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What were the names of the ships used in the Civil war (that were not made of wood)?

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What were the names of the ships used in the Civil war (that were not made of wood)?

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Ironclads were warships designed to be impervious to enemy shot and shell by virtue of their iron-armored wooden hulls. Other names for these ships include rams, armorclads, iron gophers, iron elephants, iron coffins, turtle-backs, and mud-crushers.

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