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Abstract:
John Ericsson designed the MONITOR, a Civil War ironclad that inspired European countries to build similar vessels. Although Russian Admiral Alexander Popoff attempted to improve upon the design, his rounded vessels were subject to spinning helplessly in the ocean and were eventually retired.