Photo #: NH 48145
"Rebel Ram constructed by the Lairds"
Nineteenth Century line engraving depicting the outboard profile
and rig of the two turret ironclads laid down in 1862 by Laird
Brothers for the Confederate States. Intended to become CSS Mississippi
and CSS North Carolina, they were seized by the British
government in 1863, purchased in 1864 and completed in October
1865 as HMS Wivern and HMS Scorpion.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
|