Ye Olde Autopian, Where You Get Only The Latest News On Those Newfangled Steam Warships: COTD

It has come to our attention that a good chunk of our readers likely pause from their work in blacksmithing or being a tobacconist to peer into a magic box. Users of the iTelegram have been demanding content relevant to the 19th century, and dear 160-year-old friend, we brought it!

Jason wrote about why you should buy a Passaic-Class ship as your next Ironclad. Hey Quit That:

This type of content is why I spend my hard-earned pieces of eight on membership.

Gurpgork:

Fun fact: the Monitor’s seam-driven screw mechanism used to rotate the turret could only rotate one direction, took a while to get to useable speed, and had a poor braking system; so the operators would just leave the turret revolving and the gunners would take potshots at targets as the turret rotated past.

Emil Minty:

What’s maintenance like? Does it have ironclad warranty coverage?

Urban Runabout:

As I write this, I look out over the canal at Chapel Island where the Trigg Shipyards were.

Now called “Shiplock Park”, it’s where the Confederate Casemate Ironclads were built.

Glad they lost.

Matt wrote about an unfortunate Jeep Liberty in Texas. Amusingly, the Cowboys caught a stray in this one. FormerTXJeepGuy:

Arlington, Texas, which is very much a place you wind up as opposed to a place you choose to go

But enough about being drafted by the Cowboys.

Antti wrote about the history of the Honda Accord. Now let *Jason* remind you of how small cars used to be:

Fun Accord facts:
1. 1996 Accord is smaller than a 2026 Civic
2. The Accord entered the US market as a subcompact and now is classified as a large sedan.

Finally, we don’t normally nominate political comments for COTD. We like to keep COTD chill as much as possible. That being said, Do You Have a Moment To Talk About Renaults? made me laugh so hard in Matt’s Morning Dump. Click at your own risk!

Have a great evening, everyone!

Topshot graphic image: U.S. Naval Historical Center