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Switzerland (steam ram)
US Army Civil War steam ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
US Ram Switzerland was a paddle steamer ram operated by the US Army during the American Civil War as part of the U.S. Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade.
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