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- teyrnon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish30 days
It was used in the Battle of New Orleans as well, the War of 1812, on land the US militias sheltered behind large cotton Bales while firing.
- NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.worldEnglish30 days
It was also used as splinter padding by the Japanese navy, in the form of rolled-up hammocks, shown here at the battle of Tsushima:
They continued using hammocks this way well into WW2, although I don’t understand how the increased risk of fire wasn’t a problem.
- BlackVenom@lemmy.worldEnglish30 days
Ol Cottonside made for a great luxury steamer after the war though.
- Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish30 days
The trabant used cotton impregnated with phenolic resin for the exterior body panels.
- DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish1 month
[off topic]
Look up ‘The Civil War At Sea’ novels by David Poyer.
