Could New Ironsides have been rebuilt?

Could New Ironsides have been rebuilt into a more capable postwar ironclad?

The proposed deeper composite hull, copper bottom, and later gun upgrade are all treated as sensible options.

The proposal salvages the armor after the ship's fire and rebuilds her with a deeper, more shapely hull, an angled ram bow, iron framing with wooden planking, copper sheathing, and eventually six-inch breech-loaders. The deeper hull addresses the original ship's flat-bottomed form and difficult steering. Composite construction would allow copper sheathing and avoid relying on workers skilled in bending iron plate. The reply treats the package as a sound set of options for extending service into the late nineteenth century, without proposing a separate reconstruction design.