FACTS ABOUT OLD IRON SIDE REVEALED

To the amazement of Dacres and his crew, the eighteen-pound iron cannonballs introduced by Guerriere bounced harmlessly from the American frigate’s 24-inch triple-layered hull, which was made from white oak and Stay oak sheathed in copper cast by Paul Revere.he realized she was likely to choose a great deal of pounding. So he put the ribs on the