It is interesting that Russia is the only other major naval power to have monitors along the design of the Union Navy.
From Wikipedia.
The Uragan-class was a class on monitors built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. The ships were built to the plans of the American Passaic-Class of monitors. A total of ten different ships were constructed at five different shipyards in Saint Petersburg, all entering Russian service in 1865. They were among the first Russian ironclads.
These ships were built in response to fears of a standoff with Britain and a repeat of the Crimean War. Only this time with Britain's intentions on the Russian capital at Saint Petersburg.
Americans mistook Russian defensive moves as an indicator of support for the Union cause in the Civil War.
A Russian monitor program was started as soon as news of the Battle of Hampton Roads reached Europe.
The Novgorod, which I wrote about last week was another effort of the Russian Navy to build a monitor.
--Old B-Russian
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