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Ancient Web: Hammersly's Ironclads Put an 1881 Naval Encyclopedia Back on Screen

Hammersly's Ironclads republishes an 1881 naval encyclopedia article on the rise of armored warships, preserving a contemporary technical explanation of how shells, armor, broadside ships and turrets changed naval warfare.

Ancient Web: World Naval Ships Tries to Index Every Navy One Ship at a Time

World Naval Ships is a sprawling naval-history index organized by country, ship name, class, losses, ports, photographs, expeditions, navy lists, and other categories stretching from nineteenth-century fleets into the modern era.