66
New York shipyard building an ironclad for the Italian Navy, USA, sometime between 1861-1864
(lemmy.world)
this post was submitted on 26 May 2025
66 points (100.0% liked)
HistoryPorn
7054 readers
293 users here now
If you would like to become a mod in this community, kindly PM the mod.
HistoryPorn is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!
Rules
- Be respectful and inclusive.
- No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
- Foster a continuous learning environment.
- No genocide or atrocity denialism.
Pictures of old artifacts and museum pieces should go to History Artifacts
Illustrations and paintings should go to History Illustrations
Related Communities:
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Building for another country during the civil war?
"The business of the American people is business." - President Calvin Coolidge
Such a flex, to export warships while blockading and burning the south to the ground. Get wrecked.
There was a strict limit of 1 ironclad per nation back then.