Confederate Ironclads at War

<p> Hampered by lack of materials, shipyards and experienced shipbuilders, even so the South managed to construct 34 iron-armored warships during the Civil War, of which the Confederate Navy put 25 into service. The stories of these vessels illustrate the hardships under which the Navy operated--and also its resourcefulness. Except for the <I>Albemarle</I>, no Confederate ironclad was sunk or destroyed by enemy action. Overtaken by events on the ground, most were destroyed by t