131 - John Ericsson and The Monitor
The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
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The Greatest Ship I've Ever Heard Of
Lincoln was America's weird uncle. The iron works in New York built the engine propeller and the turret. It took 101 days to be constructed. In mid-fibrary, his new creation, a ship called the Monitor, took her first test run. Steering problems caused the ship to be towed back to dock.
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