Timberclad warship explained

A timberclad warship is a kind of mid 19th century river gunboat.^[1]

They were based upon a similar design as ironclad warships but had timber in place of iron to act as ablative armour.

See also

• Cottonclad warship
• Battle of Fort Henry
• USS Conestoga (1861)
• USS Essex (1856)
• USS Lexington (1861)
• USS Tyler (1857)

Further reading

• Book: Smith, Myron J.. The Timberclads in the Civil War: The Lexington, Conestoga and Tyler on the Western Waters. 2008. McFarland & Company. 978-0-7864-3578-4.

External links

• Civil War Warship Types
• Federal Warships in Tennessee

Notes and References

1. Book: Konstam, Angus . Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861-65 (New Vanguard, 49) . Osprey Publishing (UK) . 2002 . 1-84176-413-2 .