@@ab12345cdf im not a bearded manbun cupcake - todays ev driving e scooter riding folkjs arent a thousandth of the man those who manned these ships were
While attending East Carolina University in Greenville around 1970 I visited the outdoor pavilion for the Neuse. Nobody except me around at the time. To my everlasting shame, I worked a spike out of the relic as a now-lost souvenir. I am grateful that the remaining hull is now protected from vandals. And, the replica is truly amazing.
I remember first time being on tour of it at the old location, there was a bullet lodged in the front, from where yankee soldiers had fired upon it at Whitehall
Confederate soldiers, sailors, and Marines who fought in the Civil War were made U.S. veterans by an act of Congress in 1957, U.S. Public Law 85-425, Sec 410, Approved 23 May, 1958. This made all Confederate Army/Navy/Marine Veterans equal to U.S. veterans.@@robertsaget6918
Their radar consisted of a couple of men on the enemy ship as lookouts. "Hey Bubba, what's that thing coming towards us in the fog? Aw, it's just a piece of a building that got blowed up."
Awesome! I grew up near Kinston and have visited the recovered wreck many times in my youth but moved away years ago. I was aware of the reproduction but have never visited. Thank you for the in-depth coverage of this remarkable ship!
G'day,very interesting,I have been interested in the ACW for as long as I remember,once again thank you PS in a verry small old grave yard in Perth Western Aust.are 2 soldiers who fought in that War!
People ask me what I would do if I won the lottery. I know building something like this would probably be on my list, if anything just to watch the tourists and boaters where I am react.
i wish there were 1 to 1 replicas of all the ironclads :P Virginia, Virginia II, Charleston, Columbia, Tennessee I, Tennessee II, Arkansas, Albemarle, Eastport, Chicora, Palmetto State, Manassas etc
My family, the Phipps, had a hemp plantation in Corydon Ky. We had 33 slaves and grew hemp, I guess for making rope. Maybe not all owners were wicked. Thanks for the show, Thailand Paul
I remember going to Raleigh once and the GPS sent me way off course to pass by this ship, unfortunately I did not have time to check it out but it was a nice surprise
Stealth wasn't the reason for the design. The sloping sides were canted at that angle to deflect incoming shot. A cannonball striking at an angled surface was more likely to bounce upward and over the ship rather than penetrate the side, which is the principle behind sloping armour. The Union Navy's City-class river ironclads had that same design feature.
Looks calm and easy to use when its just sitting there but imagine the stress, the intense heat, the battle itself, etc...That ironside would be an oven to work inside and dangerous as heck.
I remember my Dad taking me down to the site where they were digging the boat up. I am grateful we have the original CSS Ram Neuse, and the CSS Ram Neuse II to visit, and remember the men who fought so gallantly for their homes and families.
I was there a few years ago. Unfortunately the ship was closed so I could only see the outside. The museum he mentions is well worth the visit. Also it's not "across town"; it's literally across the street, and less than 1 block away,
Thanks for all the time and work (and expenses) it took to create and publish this great video. Living history is very powerful, we need more of this! Thank you Brother. W. Craft Mississippi Div. SCV Gainesville Volunteers & SCVMC 1ST Battalion 4th Platoon
I'm a bit a civil war buff and this was informative. I'd not heard of this ship before. This is a true labor of love that I'd like to see in person some day. Thanks for the video! The best story of a CSA Ironclad is the CSS Arkansas. If you never heard it, make a pointto check it out.
This Ironclad would be considered a stealth ship nowadays with its flat sided angled sides and the ports for the canons would be openings for cruise missile launches
I've known about this ship for years, but i just now noticed. This ship is shaped similar to that of a modern stealth destroyer. I know the hull is not made of the correct materials but i bet the radar cross signature on this ship is reduced a little.
@@Talon18136The Confederates we’re also short on cannons since they lacked industrial capacity to make enough. This is ingenious way to maximize the use of limited number of guns as well.
I’ve never heard of this but if I’m ever in this part of the country ( D.C. is furthest south I’ve ever been) there’s no way I’m leaving without seeing it! Thank you
Tanks always had sloped armor, even back in WW1. In fact, the armored mobile forts envisaged by medieval engineers had sloped surfaces as well. The idea is not new, it dates back to the orgins of guns and the problems those presented to defensive surfaces.
Yep. When it came to ironclads, you only needed to protect the upper hull and a little ways below the waterline. Keep some of the ship wood to help buoyancy.
@@williamedwards2512 yeah it’s still there . #2 High St., Portsmouth, VA. The monument got tore down .spray painted and disfigured and anything possible buy the instruction of a city Council person that got fired.she then sued the city for $350,000 for being fired.
@@Wookie120 As the Confederacy had a very limited metals industry, iron rails were available while sheets of iron and steel weren’t. The rails are laid side by side with another placed upside down between then to give a flat surface above. It worked, but would have been 3 or 4 times heavier than using the unavailable metal sheets. The extra weight would have made the vessels more sluggish. They did what they did with what they had.
Fascinating bit of America history. A question about the replicas construction. I know almost nothing about woodworking but the boards in the interior look like they are only fastened with two nails on each end. It doesn't look very robust to me. Ship builders please educate me! Thanks.
First I heard of this ironclad, interesting as hell! 👍 Love the swivel mount approach, great idea. Probably a difficult operation during battle however. Thx. 👍
Great story. Now I would like to see a USS Ironclad to compare the styles. Were they similar? I understand that the Union capture several of the CSS ships during the war. This is interesting history. Thank you.
I've read about the Civil War on both sides almost as long as I Could read! I realized early on how full we "yankees"(said with tongue firmly in cheek, btw!!)hands really were with the VIRGINIA and submarine HUNLEY!! Now I'm just-now old(58), and NEVER KNEW of this ship!! IDK if the MONITOR would stand one hit from NEUSE. #HatsOff to the determination and Intellect of the CSA!! Now if people would just STOP trying to Erase its History. #RESPECT
In this form and paint almost looks like a modern stealth ship!
I know I was thinking the same thing.
reflecting/scattering radar, needs the same basic shapes as to reflect bullets afterall!
I was thinking the same thing.
First I thought it was a new stealth gun boat that they were making when I saw the thumbnail
your 7 days ahead of me , dam right
Old tech is so much more interesting than modern day tech.
Captain Jon Low. CSN. CSS Alabama. buried in my home town in England.👍🇬🇧
Limited ventilation, steam engine, metal roof in the sun. I cannot imagine how hot it probably was.
men werent cupcakes then
@@bikeman1x11 but you certainly are one now
@@ab12345cdf im not a bearded manbun cupcake - todays ev driving e scooter riding folkjs arent a thousandth of the man those who manned these ships were
@@ab12345cdfWhat have you done cupcake?
VERY!
Thank you for keeping our history alive.
While attending East Carolina University in Greenville around 1970 I visited the outdoor pavilion for the Neuse. Nobody except me around at the time. To my everlasting shame, I worked a spike out of the relic as a now-lost souvenir. I am grateful that the remaining hull is now protected from vandals. And, the replica is truly amazing.
You are a Vandal and should retrace their path across Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea as punishment.
I remember first time being on tour of it at the old location, there was a bullet lodged in the front, from where yankee soldiers had fired upon it at Whitehall
What are you feeling ashamed at? They lost the war, take what is ours! They were weak.
Confederate soldiers, sailors, and Marines who fought in the Civil War were made U.S. veterans by an act of Congress in 1957, U.S. Public Law 85-425, Sec 410, Approved 23 May, 1958. This made all Confederate Army/Navy/Marine Veterans equal to U.S. veterans.@@robertsaget6918
@@robertsaget6918you’re a real clown mate
I'm happy these things are being displayed for all to see
They had quite a bit of insight to give the ship a minimal radar profile.
Their radar consisted of a couple of men on the enemy ship as lookouts. "Hey Bubba, what's that thing coming towards us in the fog? Aw, it's just a piece of a building that got blowed up."
@@RonGreeneComedianyes, more especially on the yankee side,…
Their tactical considerations were endless lol
Glad Even a Replica Exist!
It's Now on my Bucket list!
Thanks!
that looks awesome. I have a passion for the naval combat during the ACW.
Visit Columbus Georgia or Norfork Va for the biggest museums of that subject
We visited the USS Cairo in Vicksburg this year. Very interesting tour and history from both sides.
Love the history and relics of the Old South. Gives me a sense of belonging...
Helps give me pride in my Southern Heritage. 😎👍
Why not the history of the entire nation?
It's surprisingly spacious inside compared to how it looks on the outside. I was amazed.
I forget how modern looking some of these ironclads are
Awesome! I grew up near Kinston and have visited the recovered wreck many times in my youth but moved away years ago. I was aware of the reproduction but have never visited. Thank you for the in-depth coverage of this remarkable ship!
Glad you liked
G'day,very interesting,I have been interested in the ACW for as long as I remember,once again thank you PS in a verry small old grave yard in Perth Western Aust.are 2 soldiers who fought in that War!
Check out Captain John Low CSN.
CSS Alabama he is buried in my home North West England.
He had a very intersting War.😄👍
Google him.👍🇬🇧
Looks like a very good reconstruction of the same type casemate ironclad that the CSS Albemarle was.
Interesting how similar the current ships appear to something from the Civil War.
bouncing cannon balls off the hull and bouncing radar waves away from the enemy use the same principle.
…and today’s ships are billions of dollars!
@@sinamark-com Butt wipe dollarettes. Banana republic Covid dollars are not much better that the Argentian peso now.
@@sinamark-com They're also full of electronics and tech, not a steam engine and 19th century canons.
People ask me what I would do if I won the lottery. I know building something like this would probably be on my list, if anything just to watch the tourists and boaters where I am react.
Can’t you just imagine cruising up the Potomac in that thing. CNN would be all over it
I'm always teasing, but even I have to admit that would be seriously awesome.
Well, the ATF would probably show up and ask for your gun permit! The Federals never did stop being a problem.
Looks like a modern stealth ship.
Even has the passive radar too with the gun ports.
Except that it actually works.
i wish there were 1 to 1 replicas of all the ironclads :P Virginia, Virginia II, Charleston, Columbia, Tennessee I, Tennessee II, Arkansas, Albemarle, Eastport, Chicora, Palmetto State, Manassas etc
Are the unlisted USN vessels the etc...
My family, the Phipps, had a hemp plantation in Corydon Ky. We had 33 slaves and grew hemp, I guess for making rope. Maybe not all owners were wicked. Thanks for the show, Thailand Paul
A person is only responsible for what they do in their lifetime.
I remember going to Raleigh once and the GPS sent me way off course to pass by this ship, unfortunately I did not have time to check it out but it was a nice surprise
Wonderful work, never forget your history.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. Dave
Very impressive! I will have to visit this ship.
Southern ingenuity and innovation against all odds.
Incredibly advanced for its time. This boat defines the word stealth.
Stealth wasn't the reason for the design. The sloping sides were canted at that angle to deflect incoming shot. A cannonball striking at an angled surface was more likely to bounce upward and over the ship rather than penetrate the side, which is the principle behind sloping armour. The Union Navy's City-class river ironclads had that same design feature.
Ah yes, to counter the Union radar of the time, no doubt.
I understand what the OP is saying. From just the thumbnail that does resemble some of the more modern "stealth" designed ships
@@jon27d USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)?
@@megaotstoy That's what my eyes initially saw before I read the title. I thought it was some modern littoral ship
Looks calm and easy to use when its just sitting there but imagine the stress, the intense heat, the battle itself, etc...That ironside would be an oven to work inside and dangerous as heck.
Bonkers
and noisy!
And when a big cannon ball hit it probably caused some headaches.
I never knew this replica existed. I do now. Thank you!
Great video, very informative! It’s wonderful to hear the historian take such pride in preserving an incredible artifact of military heritage
Nice tour!
I pass through Kinston a few times a year as I travel to/from New Bern.
I'm going to have to stop in a see this vessel sometime!
I remember my Dad taking me down to the site where they were digging the boat up. I am grateful we have the original CSS Ram Neuse, and the CSS Ram Neuse II to visit, and remember the men who fought so gallantly for their homes and families.
I was there a few years ago. Unfortunately the ship was closed so I could only see the outside. The museum he mentions is well worth the visit. Also it's not "across town"; it's literally across the street, and less than 1 block away,
Thank you very much for the video. Grtz from Belgium 👍🏻
When the first ironclad arrived the fleets of the wole world got museum pieces instantly.
I got to go visit it in 2009. Quite a sight.
She's a beauty, she's so sleek she reminds me of the Litoral Combat Ship's of the 20'$. Awesome 👍
Beautiful ship
amazing. I've seen some models and drawings and stuff. . . the ironclads kind of remind me of a main battle tank, only in the water.
Thanks for all the time and work (and expenses) it took to create and publish this great video.
Living history is very powerful, we need more of this!
Thank you Brother.
W. Craft
Mississippi Div. SCV
Gainesville Volunteers
& SCVMC 1ST Battalion
4th Platoon
Been there. And interesting ship.
Been there...nice job by the folks for historical reference...and nice video...
thanks
Thank you for inviting us along.
I'm a bit a civil war buff and this was informative. I'd not heard of this ship before. This is a true labor of love that I'd like to see in person some day. Thanks for the video! The best story of a CSA Ironclad is the CSS Arkansas. If you never heard it, make a pointto check it out.
I want to know the history of the ironclad CSS Ablemarle
Thanks for the showing of this ship. I'm actually going to see the USS Cairo pretty soon in Mississippi.
This Ironclad would be considered a stealth ship nowadays with its flat sided angled sides and the ports for the canons would be openings for cruise missile launches
Tks for sharing this amazing and historical piece!
I drive by this area all the time on the way to the beach. I’m gonna have to visit this
I've known about this ship for years, but i just now noticed. This ship is shaped similar to that of a modern stealth destroyer. I know the hull is not made of the correct materials but i bet the radar cross signature on this ship is reduced a little.
Thank you very much for sharing, appreciate it a lot 👍
Greets from the Netherlands, T.
good video thank you for the tour, I never knew it had only two guns.
Probably all the weight it could handle while staying afloat
@@Talon18136The Confederates we’re also short on cannons since they lacked industrial capacity to make enough. This is ingenious way to maximize the use of limited number of guns as well.
I’ve never heard of this but if I’m ever in this part of the country ( D.C. is furthest south I’ve ever been) there’s no way I’m leaving without seeing it! Thank you
Thank you for that. Great reproduction.
It looks like a modern day "stealth ship".😮
They understood sloped armor back in the Civil War and tanks finally caught up 70 years later
Tanks always had sloped armor, even back in WW1.
In fact, the armored mobile forts envisaged by medieval engineers had sloped surfaces as well. The idea is not new, it dates back to the orgins of guns and the problems those presented to defensive surfaces.
Wow, you can even see where the AGEIS radar antennas and the VLS tubes would go. It really is a good replica.
The top of the boat is ironclad, but the bottom appears to be all wood. Was that normal in that time period?
The bottom was mostly below the water line. It was designed with very little freeboard; the armored side coming down to the water
Yep. When it came to ironclads, you only needed to protect the upper hull and a little ways below the waterline. Keep some of the ship wood to help buoyancy.
Very Impressive, thanks for sharing !
Awesome video and awesome vessel, thank you 😊
why is there no movies about these ironclad ships, they so intressting
[0:16] Impressive flush riveting, for to improve it's stealth capabilities. Plus ça change . . :-)
That was really cool! Thanks for sharing
I propose we float test it at once and recommission it as an underway capable museum ship!
Bold men to have taken a trip on that fire-trap :-)
Amazing how modern ships replicate the angled sides and low-to-the water design!
Just fantastic craftsmanship
Thanks for posting this! I worked in Kinston for about 3 months at the end of 2017 and I visited it several times. Thanks for the memories. 👍
Thats a Stealthy dog there , live here in norfolk Va. never head much about this iron clad much . Excellent Civil War history ..
@@williamedwards2512 yeah it’s still there . #2 High St., Portsmouth, VA. The monument got tore down .spray painted and disfigured and anything possible buy the instruction of a city Council person that got fired.she then sued the city for $350,000 for being fired.
Great job on this video.
nicely done, thanks for sharing
Didn’t the original vessel use railroad rails as armor? I have a book about the original which showed that arrangement.
The CSS Virginia AKA The Merrimac did use railroad track rails for armor if my memory serves. So a good chance this vessel did also.
@@Wookie120 As the Confederacy had a very limited metals industry, iron rails were available while sheets of iron and steel weren’t. The rails are laid side by side with another placed upside down between then to give a flat surface above. It worked, but would have been 3 or 4 times heavier than using the unavailable metal sheets. The extra weight would have made the vessels more sluggish. They did what they did with what they had.
Looks like the iron work was the inspiration for the Arleigh Burke Destroyers.
Very informative. Great video. Thanks
That was awesome. Going back in history.👍
It’s beautiful!!
Fascinating bit of America history.
A question about the replicas construction. I know almost nothing about woodworking but the boards in the interior look like they are only fastened with two nails on each end. It doesn't look very robust to me.
Ship builders please educate me! Thanks.
It looks like one of those fancy new “stealth” frigates
Amazing job guys
Top of my Bucket List Visit !
So many Confederate ironclads that you don't read about. Excellent!
First I heard of this ironclad, interesting as hell! 👍 Love the swivel mount approach, great idea. Probably a difficult operation during battle however. Thx. 👍
Maybe when it's important enough, they'll make a mockup of the USS Monitor as well.
Think this thing would have a tiny radar cross-section just looking at it, everything except the funnel.
Great story. Now I would like to see a USS Ironclad to compare the styles. Were they similar? I understand that the Union capture several of the CSS ships during the war. This is interesting history. Thank you.
If it's 1x1 and built to specs, I wonder if you could sail the thing. 🤔
Excellent video...rhank you!!
Very interesting!
I've read about the Civil War on both sides almost as long as I Could read! I realized early on how full we "yankees"(said with tongue firmly in cheek, btw!!)hands really were with the VIRGINIA and submarine HUNLEY!! Now I'm just-now old(58), and NEVER KNEW of this ship!! IDK if the MONITOR would stand one hit from NEUSE. #HatsOff to the determination and Intellect of the CSA!!
Now if people would just STOP trying to Erase its History. #RESPECT
This I did not know, Thankyou for pointing this out.
Worked in Kinston with Probation. Placed Community Service Workers to help out there.
Worth the visit
Where are all the rivets on the "iron?"
They didn't weld and grind things smooth back then.
Really innovative for its day.
amazing, navy Brazil 🇧🇷have a monitor ship.
Navigating the Amazon River.
Excellent thank you
Thank you for this.
There is also a battlefield right in that town also.
Lol. Other than the smoke stack it looks like a brand new ship.
Super nice!
I hope no woke dudes try to wreak this Confederate Ironclad.