What was the first iron vessel to go to sea?

"Aaron Manby" was a landmark vessel in the science of shipbuilding as the first iron steamship to go to sea. She was built by Aaron Manby (1776–1850) at the Horseley Ironworks. She made the voyage to Paris in June, 1822, under Captain (later Admiral) Charles Napier, with Aaron's son, Charles, on board as engineer. "Aaron Manby" was then used by the "Compagnie des bateaux a vapeur en fer" to operate its service between Paris and Havre.

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Mark Savage

John Wilkinson of Broseley launched his first iron ship in early July 1787. The vessel was built at Willey in Shropshire and traded up and down the River Severn. Wilkinson was famous for his revolutionary use of iron and was even buried in an iron coffin.

lady draggon

Very little info in the answer

Lawanta

2 questions in this quiz -- majority vote is WRONG! 😝

Elsy O. Stromberg

Humberto Carrasco, Glad you got your caps lock unlocked!

Player

Savannah was the only name that came to mind but it was wrong.

ninakamwene

No idea

Marcella Kosse

Oh wow! Got it right. Never heard any of those ship names, but the answer with what sounded like a human name just struck me as possible.

Debbie Pickstone Charles

Perfect score! First time !

Jakob Gerber

I naively was first thinking the Monitor,and the Merrimack , only because they were two ironclad submerged vessels. Obviously that wasn’t the question. The mathematics of mass displacement on water always amazed me, even more so than lift in aerodynamics.