steam-ram

Now they had made a thing which they called a steam-ram, an iron-covered boat, like unto a serpent, even like unto the evil beast which crawleth upon its belly, eating dirt, as do many of those who made it.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

United States steam-ram Queen of the West, who, attracted by her snapping black eyes, engaged in a friendly conversation with the lady after burning her house down.

Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Alf Burnett

Page 33 throes drifting aimlessly as the current bore her, she was more fortunate than her sister-craft - the great steam-ram

War-time sketches : historical and otherwise, Adelaide Stuart Dimitry 1911

The pressure behind you is not of this earth; and if it's there, as I think it is, you'll no more resist it than the iron bolt resists the steam-ram.

The Devil's Garden W. B. Maxwell 1902

My invention was made at this early date, long before the attack by the steam-ram Merrimac upon the Cumberland, and other ships, in Hampton Roads, United States.

James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography. Nasmyth, James 1885

Much had been accomplished in rendering our ships shot-proof by the application of iron plates; but it appeared to me that not one of them could exist above water after receiving on its side a single blow from an iron-plated steam-ram of 2000 tons.

James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography. Nasmyth, James 1885

The Confederate steam-ram Stonewall having come into this port on the 26th, and thinking a likeness of her might prove acceptable to you, I take the liberty of forwarding one, which I flatter myself is a faithful one.

The Confederate Steam-Ram Stonewall in the Lisbon Harbour 1865

The Stonewall is a steam-ram of about 1200 tons measurement, brig-rigged, and of 500-horse power, capable of working up as high as 1700.

The Confederate Steam-Ram Stonewall in the Lisbon Harbour 1865

This is the more gratifying because it was accomplished by troops under the command of two distinguished sons of North-Carolina, Brigadier, now Major General Hoke commanding the land forces, and Commander Cooke, with the steam-ram Albemarle.

Governor's message. May 17, 1864. 1862-1865 : Vance 1864

The steam-ram is armed with a strong steel beak, with which it charges an enemy in much the same way as the war-galleys of ancient times charged a foe, or as a sword-fish attacks its adversary.

Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships R. [Illustrator] Richardson 1859