Chillin' on the deck of the USS Monitor, early ironclad, US Civil War, 1862 - eviltoast
    • cassetti@kbin.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      I mean they used all the iron to make the hull, you think they had any leftover to make a railing around the whole damn ship? gtfoh

    • Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      They’re were removable railings and on ships of the era sorta canvas pergolas were common.