The Ironclad Board was an advisory board, established by the Union, in which year, in response to the construction of the "CSS Virginia" by the Confederacy during the US Civil War,primary goal of the Ironclad Board was to develop more battle-worthy ("ironclad") ships, including the USS Monitor, an iron-hulled steamship?
Ironclad Board The Ironclad Board was an advisory board established by the Union in 1861 in response to the construction of the "CSS Virginia" by the Confederacy during the US Civil War. The primary goal of the Ironclad Board was to develop more battle-worthy ("ironclad") ships, leading to the construction a number of innovative designs, including the USS Monitor. The Board consisted of senior naval officers Commodore Hiram Paulding, Commodore Joseph Smith, Commander Charles Henry Davis and assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox.
USS Mahopac (1864) USS "Mahopac" was a single-turreted "Canonicus"-class monitor built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War. The vessel was assigned to the James River Flotilla of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron upon completion in September 1864. The ship spent most of her time stationed up the James River where she could support operations against Richmond and defend against sorties by the Confederate ironclads of the James River Squadron. She engaged Confederate artillery batteries during the year and later participated in both attacks on Fort Fisher, defending the approaches to Wilmington, North Carolina, in December 1864 – January 1865. "Mahopac" returned to the James River after the capture of Fort Fisher and remained there until Richmond, Virginia was occupied in early April.