(Man O War Rulebook pg 43).

Each Ironclad has numerous turrets containing enormous guns which can swivel to come to bear on approaching targets. Each Ironclad is manned by Dwarfs from the same clan. Down the long years they repair and improve the ships, adding their own special modifications, tinkering with the controls and adding their own chapter to the Book of Armaments concerning their craft, its weapons and history. Each crew member is filled with pride in his ship and is convinced that it is the greatest fighting vessel afloat.

The design of Ironclads echoes that of the Monitor. The success of these small ships has led the more experimentally inclined Dwarfs of the Engineers Guild to improve and update their designs.

The Ironclad is the result of many years of endless toil, the aim being the creation of a vessel that betters the ocean-going warships of the other races. The Dwarf Admirals feel that they are probably the toughest ship afloat, the Ironclad fulfills this criteria comfortably.

Although used to achieve decisive victories over many years, the Engineers Guild still regard most things nautical as untried technologies, not really the sort of things a sensible engineer should get involved in. As a consequence, their crews are often somewhat reckless, desiring an opportunity to prove the worth of their craft and add to its tally in the Book of Armaments. Monitor crews in particular are known for their headstrong habit of closing swiftly with the foe in order to ram.

Dwarfs are known for their dislike of water, and are wary of sailing on normal surface ships so it is widely accepted that to join a Nautilus crew you must be mad. Suicidal young Sea Dwarfs, touched by tragedy, often volunteer for Nautilus duty as an alternative to a career as a Trollslayer. Casualties among Nautilus Crews are high but there is no shortage of volunteers.