The Iron Coffin Timewatch : Season 25 Episode 10
BBC Two 50m
Aired: May 5th, 2006 @ 9:00 PM EST on BBC Two
On 9 March, 1862, a naval battle of the American Civil War featured the world's first combat between ironclad warships, 'The Monitor' and 'The Merrimack'. Without portholes, no electricity, and depending on their vessel for the trapped air they breathed, the crew of 'The Monitor' felt it resembled an iron coffin. What was it really like to live inside this great metal monster?
