Timewatch · SEASON 25
The Iron Coffin
Episode 10 · 2006-05-05
- Documentary
Episode overview
The first ever exchange of fire between iron-clad ships took place on 9 March 1862 and changed the course of the American Civil War. But what was it like to serve inside these primitive battleships, one of which was dubbed "the iron coffin" by its fearful 19th-century crew? 4/6.
50 minutes
Season 25 episodes
1. The Bog Bodies2006-01-20
2. The Battle of the River Plate2006-01-27
3. The Floating Brothel2006-02-03
4. The Unknown Soldiers2006-02-24
5. Missing in Action2006-03-03
6. The Secret History of Genghis Khan2006-03-10
7. The Crusaders' Lost Fort2006-04-14
8. Mystery of the Headless Romans2006-04-21
9. Battle for Warsaw2006-04-28
10. The Iron Coffin2006-05-05
11. San Francisco's Great Quake2006-05-12
12. The Princess Spy2006-05-19
