The Greenpoint Monitor Museum "Road Show" PS 84 Jose De Diego School May 5, 2006

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At the beginning of the Civil War the US Navy had wooden frigates.  These ships were made of wood and needed the wind the their sails to move.  They were deep in the water so they would not tip over.  They had guns on their two sides.

At the beginning of the Civil War the US Navy had wooden frigates. These ships were made of wood and needed the wind the their sails to move. They were deep in the water so they would not tip over. They had guns on their two sides.

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