although, winans steamer had been tested in the waters around know folk in 1859 and had a fairly good writeup in scientific america that supposedly this might be the naval wave of the future. ramming, the confederates had used it to great effect. why shouldn't the union also. you have a number of northerners writing in with these add-ons to the monitor. james wilson proposes a serrated ram. it could, then, be folded up when not in use and not totally inhibit the monitor sailing. also, you have an ex-new york mayor righting in saying i have an idea for a piston ram. let's look a ram to the monitor or any other steamer and assault the enemy and using steam power, hammer a hole in the enemy's hull at the rate of 50 strokes a minute. also, j.g. hull has the same idea of hooking a motor to a ram and hammering the enemy's hull into submission. w.j. thorn also has noticed the wonderful scale, the monitor looks giant. the merrimac looks practically tiny. that the monitor would be given this prau, using steam power could be thrust out of the prau of the vessel into the enemy. my personal favor

winen, or winans, hopefully i'm getting his name right. was an inventor, locomotive manufacturer, millionaire, and suspected maryland secessionist. his cigar boats had a revolutionary unworkable idea of the center propeller. it was of course cigar-shaped and this idea also comes to nothing. although winans' steamer had been tested in the waters around norfolk in 1859 and had a fairly good write-up in "scientific american," that supposedly this might be the naval wave of the future. ramming. az said, the confederates had used it to great effect, why shouldn't the union also? so you have a number of northerners writing in with all of these add-on gadgets for the monitor. a ram attachment which makes it sort of sound like kind of one of those infomercial, you know, chopping dicing machines that has all these different add-ons to the "monitor." and in this particular case james wilson proposes a serrated ram. plain old ram isn't good enough. it has to be serrated to, you know, cut right through without any issue. and it could then be folded up

service before you enter her first flight is scheduled for two thousand and fourteen today because winans have to spend about seven years training but they are no longer plagued with torturous exercises they learn only what they will really need for spaceflight and it is all thanks to the first team of cosmonauts we endured of the impossible to pave the way to the stars for future generations.