Talk:USS Galena (1862)

Construction?
What was unusual and ineffective about the armor of this ship? Paul, in Saudi (talk) 05:19, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

CN added, January 10, 2012
The reason I asked is because I just read an article in a compilation of Yankee articles (called Yankee Steam) that indicates that the Galena was rebuilt in 1878, without iron, then ran aground in 1891 (p 131, if you're interested). Essentially saying that Galena '62 and Galena '80 are the same. So, is the Yankee B.S., or is Wikipedia?  Purpleback pack  89  ≈≈≈≈  20:43, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

note 1 is in error?
Note 1 claims that Monitor was the first ship with a turret, because the tests by Cowper Coles "started a month later". However, Coles' tests with HMS Trusty were in 1861, and Monitor was not launched until Jan 1862, which would seem to make it impossible for Monitor to be first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.220.37 (talk) 23:07, 29 January 2015 (UTC)