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A timberclad warship is a kind of mid 19th century river gunboat.

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)

References

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

Further reading

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

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