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Chillin' on the deck of the USS Monitor, early ironclad, US Civil War, 1862 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] mrmhm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I guess railings were a later invention?

[–] cassetti@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

I mean they used all the iron to make the hull, you think they had any leftover to make a railing around the whole damn ship? gtfoh

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They're were removable railings and on ships of the era sorta canvas pergolas were common.