USS Stromboli, which was given the name of USS Spuyten Duyvil at a later stage of the American Civil War, was an ironclad torpedo-ram. A submarine mine, that was mounted on a retractable spar, replaced the gun. #ScaleModels #WarGaming www.mattsmodelboats.com/2025/10/info...

Ten monitors of the Passaic-class, which John Ericsson designed, were built during the American Civil War. Eight survived the war while two, one of which was struck by a torpedo, were lost at Charleston. #AmericanCivilWar #MaritimeHistory mattsmodelboats.substack.com/p/monitors-o...

On the 1st of February, 1863, four monitors of the Passaic-class bombarded Fort McAllister. Today is the 1st of February, 2026, and it marks the 163rd #Anniversary of the engagement between the Confederate and Federal forces. #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory www.mattsmodelboats.com/2024/09/ten-...

On the 8th of April, 1863, USS Keokuk foundered within the vicinity of Morris Island. USS Keokuk, on the previous day, had been struck by ninety projectiles and perforated on nineteen occasions. #Miniatures #ScaleModels www.mattsmodelboats.com/2025/11/a-li...

Brazil, during the War of the Triple Alliance, used #Ironclads to navigate the inland waterways of Paraguay. Monitors of the Pará-class, six of which were built in #Brazilian shipyards, participated in the Passage of Humaitá and other riverine operations. www.mattsmodelboats.com/2024/08/even...

On the 7th of April, 1863, USS Keokuk engaged the batteries of Fort Sumter and was struck ninety times. USS Keokuk, which was was perforated nineteen times along the waterline, sank on the following morning. #AmericanCivilWar #MaritimeHistory www.mattsmodelboats.com/2024/03/a-li...

Six Pará-class monitors, three of which participated in the Passage of Humaitá, were built for the Brazilian Navy during the Paraguayan War. A Whitworth rifle, firing a 70-lbs or a 120-lbs projectile, was mounted inside an oblong turret. #Ironclad #Monitor www.mattsmodelboats.com/2023/07/six-...

John Ericsson, who had designed USS Monitor for the United States Navy, received a contract for ten new ironclads. Passaic-class monitors, therefore, were an improvement of the original ironclad that mounted its battery in a turret. #Miniatures #Scalemodels www.mattsmodelboats.com/2024/03/a-li...

Silvado was built at Bordeaux, France, for Paraguay but was sold to Brazil. War between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance, which included Brazil, saw the use of ironclads and monitors on the inland waterways. #ModelBoat #ShipModel www.mattsmodelboats.com/2023/03/silv...

USS Spuyten Duyvil, née USS Stromboli, was an ironclad torpedo-ram that was built for the United States Navy. It was present at the Battle of Trent's Reach, it conveyed Abraham Lincoln to Richmond and cleared torpedoes from the water. #Miniatures #ScaleModels www.mattsmodelboats.com/2025/08/uss-...

Mersey flats, which could be equipped with one or two masts, operated along the water lines of communication that ran between the coal mines of Lancashire and the industrial plants that were established along the River Mersey. #Coal #History #MerseyFlat www.mattsmodelboats.com/2019/08/the-...

Sloop-rigged sailing barges, like the square-rigged keels, operated on the River Humber and its tributaries. Here is a list of ten publications, which were written in the nineteenth-century, that reference Humber sloops. #HumberSloop #RiverHumber #ModelBoats www.mattsmodelboats.com/2025/07/a-li...