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A timberclad warship is a kind of mid 19th century river gunboat.[1]
They were based upon a similar design as ironclad warships but had timber in place of iron to act as ablative armour.
- ^ Konstam, Angus (2002). Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861-65 (New Vanguard, 49). Osprey Publishing (UK). ISBN 1-84176-413-2.