# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tinclads and Timberclads
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: USS Monitor Legacy Program: Tinclads and Timberclads Change Riverine Warfare

Presented by John V. Quarstein, Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center

At the war’s beginning, the Union purchased civilian steamers to help it control and conquer the Mississippi River Valley. Since they could not build ironclads fast enough, Samuel Pook and Commander George Rodgers conceived a plan to turn commercial steamboats into warships. Three ships, Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga, were covered  by layers of wood and armed with heavy cannons.

You can register to attend by visiting our website: https://www.marinersmuseum.org/event/tinclads-and-timberclads/ 

Image Credit: USS Tyler. Courtesy Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 49975
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newport-news/tinclads-and-timberclads/200030264732615
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Newport News
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA, United States, Virginia 23606
- **lat**: 37.05441
- **long**: -76.48823
- **full address**: 100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA, United States, Virginia 23606

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Tinclads and Timberclads
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/edcde764c6b30ae12494af4b77dd18b0f5882224a52287710df5b0cf4d275bca-rimg-w1200-h675-dcdce7f0-gmir?v=1782634506

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Tinclads and Timberclads being held?
  - **A:** Tinclads and Timberclads takes place on Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm at 100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA, United States, Virginia 23606.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Tinclads and Timberclads?
  - **A:** Tinclads and Timberclads is organized by The Mariners' Museum and Park.

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