Chillin' on the deck of the USS Monitor, early ironclad, US Civil War, 1862
Chillin' on the deck of the USS Monitor, early ironclad, US Civil War, 1862
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I guess railings were a later invention?
5 0 ReplyI mean they used all the iron to make the hull, you think they had any leftover to make a railing around the whole damn ship? gtfoh
4 0 ReplyThey're were removable railings and on ships of the era sorta canvas pergolas were common.
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