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NH 59569 "Revolution in Naval Warfare. -- Shot-Proof Iron Steamships."

Photo #: NH 59569 "Revolution in Naval Warfare. -- Shot-Proof Iron Steamships."
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Title: "Revolution in Naval Warfare. -- Shot-Proof Iron Steamships."
Description: Photo #: NH 59569 Revolution in Naval Warfare. Shot-Proof Iron Steamships. Article published in Harper's Weekly, 9 February 1861. It features a discussion (by a British author) of the new ironclads Gloire (French) and Warrior (British), with line engravings of both ships (in the same scale) and a view of Warrior's launching at Blackwall, England, on 29 December 1860. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59569
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