Collecing The Historic CSS Virginia

A white dawn highlights the beautiful shape of a large ship as it sails through the water.The vessel looks to be half ship and half submarine.The thick metal hide of the ship encompasses the entire top of the vessel.This shell looks almost like a turtle shell.This ship is what was once called an ironclad.These ships were designed for combat, and remained protected while firing cannons.One of the most celebrated ironclad ships of its day was the CSS Virginia.The CSS Virginia was considered one of the top combat ships for its time.Many people attribute the success of this ship to the fact that its top half was actually from a scrapped ship that had been decommissioned long ago.The ironclad, like so many others of its type, was both long and wide.Staying afloat while maintaining the heavy iron protection was quite the technological feat.Buoyancy was aided by the sheer width of the vessel. Ironclads were famous for their use during the Civil War of America, in which they fought many battles.Barricades were also a vital part of this particular war, as such ironclads were used in the defensive lines along the coast of America.Distance was a great strength of these ships, and as long range cruisers, they were unmatched.The CSS Virginia was famous for having a wide array of extremely high tech cannons.A result of the long firing range of the cannons was extreme kickback.Even walking behind cannons was considered unsafe when they were firing.The cannons themselves were also positioned so that they were protected by the iron shell of the ship. The shell of the these vessels is what drew the most attention.Most of the shells were crafted strictly from older ship parts enhanced by metal and sheet iron.The iron shell like the one on the CSS Virginia was used to block the ship from incoming cannon ball blasts.Four impacts from enemy cannons was the iron shell’s limitation before the damage would be visible. More so than any other ship, the CSS Virginia is a great ship rich in legacy of America’s past.Many people see the ironclad as a strange and incapable ship, but the CSS Virginia was a vital part to many navel battles in America’s Civil War.Various aspects of this ship continue to draw admirers - its sturdy build and unique appearance just to name a few.This ship model is a great favorite among collectors and modelers of wooden model boats.The allure of making such a ship lies in the challenge.No other model ship is quite as valued or as rare as the CSS Virginia is.Ironclads no longer dominate the ocean, but they do have a special place in America’s past - one where the ship is both reliable and sturdy.People sometimes come to regard the CSS Virginia as a fragment of the past.