Documentary 50 mins
Audience - General
Classification - Exempt
Region - 0
Format - PAL
Language - English

Product weight 120g

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As the Industrial Revolution clunked and hissed its way into life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the possibilities new technologies brought were swiftly utilised by the armed forces of nations across the globe, in particular the opportunity for new ship design.

Though not famous for being a naval conflict, the American Civil War was the first major battle of the Industrial Age and as such played host to what many naval analysts believe to be the most significant naval engagement in history - the battle between the Confederates' vessel Merrimack and the Union ship, the Monitor. While the battle itself was inconclusive, the technology deployed would influence ship design from that time onwards - the day of the mighty wooden man-of-war was over and the age of the Ironclad was dawning.

This programme goes aboard one of these new breed of ships, the HMS Warrior - a ship so feared and respected that its mere presence in British waters was sufficient deterrent to all potential enemies, so much so she has never fired a shot in anger.

Narrated by Brian Blessed

Scene Selections

Ironclad Armour
The Monitor
Influence and Advantages
The Ruby Experiment
HMS Warrior

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Excerpts from other titles in the series

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