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U.S. Navy names newest nuclear-powered attack submarine at Carter Center
A total of 22 Virginia-class submarines have been commissioned ... USS Atlanta (1861), a Confederate ironclad converted from a blockade runner. It was named CSS Atlanta and captured by Union ...
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Union gunboats didn’t just attack rebel military sites – they went after civilian property, too
(THE CONVERSATION) During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River. Called ironclads, these boats were about 50 yards long, carried 75 tons of armor on their hulls ...