Which country built The first iron clad warship ?

Answer 1

Korea, iron armored warships used by the Koreans during the Japanese invasions late in the 16th century. I usually see them called "turtle ships". At first I didn't believe these things existed, but...

http://www.shipsonstamps.org/Topics/html/turtle.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/turtle-ship

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/16thcentury/a/firstironclads.htm

Numerous Books
http://books.google.com/books?q=%22turtle%20ships%22&hl=en&lr=lang_en%7Clang_de&safe=active&sa=N&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&tab=wp

An extremely detailed drawing of one on a book cover...
http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1841764787&id=eviiOkceimoC&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&ots=9rs78NqXsw&dq=%22turtle+ships%22&sig=m5N1eVtpFnMEiQmvYjIT1hTK4Rc#PPP1,M1

Answer 2

Britain had the first "Iron Plated warship" in HMS Warrior. The first all metal ship was the USS Monitor because the CSS Virginia, or Merrimac, was also aniIron plated ship with a wooden hull below the waterline.

Answer 3

Civil War ironclad ship designed by John Ericsson and launched on January 30, 1862. On March 9, 1862 the Monitor engaged the Confederate ironclad, Virginia, in battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

This battle was a pivotal event in naval history. The Monitor proved to be the supreme naval ship, and in one battle changed all subsequent naval designs and tactics. The Monitor was lost in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on December 31, 1862. In 1973 the wreck of the Monitor was located off the North Carolina coast.

The original Monitor, designed by John Ericsson and built under his supervision, was only the first of her type to serve in the U.S. Navy. Between 4 October 1861, the date that the contract for Monitor was signed, and 1937, the year in which Cheyenne (ex-Wyoming) was stricken from the Navy List, 71 monitors were ordered for the Navy, of which about 50 actually saw commissioned service. Many ships completed after the close of the Civil War in 1865-66 ran their trials and were immediately laid up at various Navy yards, never to be commissioned. For example, of the 20 ships of the Casco class only eight were commissioned, and of these, three were converted to torpedo boats before completion.

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http://www.dhaarvi.blogspot.com

Answer 4

The first major ironclad warship was the French La Gloire of 1859. She was originally developed as a two-decker ship-of-the-line, but cut to one deck due to weight considerations. Her wooden hull was protected by a layer of thick iron armour 4.5 inches thick, and she was armed with fifty guns firing broadside. She propelled by a steam engine, driving a single screw propeller for a speed of 13 knots, far faster than could be achieved under sail.

Answer 5

the La Gloire (French) was the first iron clad warship, HMS Warrior (British) was the worlds first ocean going iron hulled armoured warship, the USS Monitor (US) was the first american commissioned iron clad warship

Answer 6

The Royal Navy
Britain

Answer 7

united states, the merrimac and the monitor in the civil war.

Answer 8

I think it was the USA during the civil war.