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mounted in a single turret that had an arc of fire of 300°. Firing the guns tended to jam the turret until modifications were made to the guns' recoil system. Each gun weighed approximately 16,000 pounds (7,300 kg). They could fire a 136-pound (61.7 kg) shell up to a range of 3,650 yards
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and other warships patrolled the
Mississippi and its tributaries to prevent Confederate raiders and flying batteries from ambushing Union supply ships. One example was on 8 December 1863 when "a Confederate shore battery attacked and disabled merchant steamer
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on 12 April, driving off the
Confederate forces with heavy losses. After the end of the campaign in May she was assigned to patrol the Mississippi River. During that month she grounded on a sandbar near
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in a previously swept channel and sank rapidly on 29 March. Two crewmen were killed and some others wounded. The ship was later refloated and sold at auction at
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on 1 February 1865 for the attack on Mobile, Alabama. She participated in the Battle of
Spanish Fort, defending Mobile from the east, but struck a
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participated in the unsuccessful Red River
Campaign under the command of Rear Admiral David Porter. During the retreat down the Red River,
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to split and broke many rivets in her hull and on her deck. She was repaired in place before being refloated at the end of
November.
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459:-class ships had a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) in service and they carried 50 long tons (51 t) of coal.
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of 45 feet (13.7 m). When launched, they proved to have a draft 1 foot (0.3 m) deeper than planned and they measured 523
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and a draft of 4 feet 6 inches (1.4 m), but the navy wanted even less draft and rejected his design. Eads adopted a
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on 14 March 1864, shortly after the beginning of the campaign. She successfully defended the navy transports attacked during the
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and could not be refloated even when some of her armor was removed due to the rapidly falling water level. As the water receded
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420:. Eads responded with an impressive design that included a turret with 8 inches (203 mm) of armor, a fully armored
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while the hull had 2.5 inches (64 mm) of armor. The deck's armor plates were 1.25 inches (32 mm) thick.
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resumed her patrols on the
Mississippi. The latter ship supported the Union Army's operations on the
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on 2 August 1869. The monitor was sold at Mound City to David
Campbell 17 August 1873 for $ 13,600.
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on 13 May 1863, but was not completed until 1 July. She left Cairo on 14 July 1863 and reached
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The steam-powered turret was at the bow and they had a deckhouse between the funnel and the
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For the date and location of sale, see Neosho, DANFS; for the price, see
Gibbons, p. 57.
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powering one two-cylinder, western steamboat-type engine that drove the sternwheel. The
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of 5 feet 6 inches (1.7 m), but the successful performance of the
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Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
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because only her middle was supported by the sand. This caused her longitudinal
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design that promised to only draw 3 feet 6 inches (1.1 m).
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was decommissioned at Mound City, Illinois on 23 July 1865 and remained
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22 November 1867, along with three ex-Confederate ships, for $ 20,467.
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1002:
Putnam, Arnold A. (2005). "The Eads Steam-Powered
Revolving Turret".
290:. After completion in mid-1863, both ships spent time patrolling the
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Olmstead, Edwin; Stark, Wayne E.; Tucker, Spencer C. (1997).
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After being towed to Mound City for more permanent repairs,
471:(3,340 m) at an elevation of 15°. The turret and the
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The Big Guns: Civil War Siege, Seacoast, and Naval Cannon
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steamed up to defend the ship and silenced the battery."
27:
United States Navy's Neosho-class ironclad river monitors
987:. Alexandria Bay, New York: Museum Restoration Service.
968:. New Vanguard. Vol. 56. Oxford, England: Osprey.
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caused the navy to revise its requirement to include a
1027:. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge.
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1042:United States, Naval War Records Office (1914).
439:-class ships were 180 feet (54.9 m) long
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8:
594:on 6 August, just over a month after it had
475:were protected by 6 inches (152 mm) of
947:Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War
894:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
823:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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1118:List of monitors of the United States Navy
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462:The ships' main armament consisted of two
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355:in early 1865 for the campaign against
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367:and rapidly sank. The ship was later
341:and provided fire support during the
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869:ORN, pp. 49, 339–340, 360, 451, 745
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694:She participated in the capture of
903:Naval History and Heritage Command
832:Naval History and Heritage Command
25:
596:surrendered after a lengthy siege
321:in March and participated in the
309:. Both ships participated in the
153:4 ft 6 in (1.4 m)
33:
676:15 June 1869 and again renamed
632:was trapped above the falls at
1367:Ocean-going casemate ironclads
1157:Ironclads of the United States
683:During the Red River Campaign
658:on the Cumberland River, near
620:From 12 March to 22 May 1864,
298:raids and ambushes as part of
282:laid down in mid-1862 for the
254:Hull: 2.5 in (64 mm)
1:
1023:Silverstone, Paul H. (2006).
728:West Gulf Blockading Squadron
353:West Gulf Blockading Squadron
1436:Never-commissioned ironclads
966:Union River Ironclad 1861-65
552:
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313:in March–May 1864, although
1302:Riverine casemate ironclads
949:. New York: Gallery Books.
642:Franklin-Nashville Campaign
451:. The ships had four steam
387:The original plans for the
363:in March 1865 she struck a
260:: 1.25 in (32 mm)
251:: 6 in (152.4 mm)
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1025:Civil War Navies 1855-1883
926:Canney, Donald L. (1993).
391:-class ships, designed by
232:2 × 11-inch (280 mm)
1212:River and harbor monitors
1115:
1093:
700:Battle of Blair's Landing
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323:Battle of Blair's Landing
317:supported the capture of
137:180 ft (54.9 m)
109:
48:
32:
1548:Ships built in St. Louis
654:, bombarded Confederate
145:45 ft (13.7 m)
1553:Ships of the Union Navy
1482:Miscellaneous ironclads
964:Konstam, Angus (2002).
804:Olmstead, et al., p. 90
726:was transferred to the
692:Thomas O. Selfridge Jr.
660:Bell's Mills, Tennessee
414:Battle of Hampton Roads
110:General characteristics
43:as she appeared in 1863
1390:Commissioned ironclads
945:Gibbons, Tony (1989).
580:
466:11-inch (279 mm)
383:Design and description
361:Battle of Spanish Fort
161:9 ft (2.7 m)
1543:Neosho-class monitors
1004:Warship International
634:Alexandria, Louisiana
567:
1269:Ocean-going monitors
689:Lieutenant Commander
586:was commissioned at
528:Carondelet, Missouri
379:until sold in 1873.
307:Mississippi Squadron
224:100 officers and men
70:Carondelet, Missouri
18:Neosho class monitor
783:Silverstone, p. 109
656:artillery batteries
489:
343:Battle of Nashville
928:The Old Steam Navy
672:. She was renamed
581:
488:Construction data
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371:and sold in 1867.
329:was grounded on a
311:Red River Campaign
288:American Civil War
284:United States Navy
80:United States Navy
68:Union Iron Works,
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748:List of ironclads
687:was commanded by
644:in December 1864
579:, 6 December 1864
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292:Mississippi River
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16:(Redirected from
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300:Rear Admiral
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1201:Miantonomoh
878:ORN, p. 745
736:New Orleans
670:in ordinary
412:during the
296:Confederate
286:during the
200:stern wheel
1537:Categories
1489:USRC
1380:Dunderberg
1358:City class
920:References
651:Carondelet
573:Cumberland
473:pilothouse
464:smoothbore
443:and had a
433:sternwheel
422:sternwheel
418:gun turret
397:City-class
393:James Eads
325:in April.
249:Gun turret
234:smoothbore
221:Complement
202:-propelled
188:Propulsion
94:In service
1491:Naugatuck
1465:Nashville
1444:Albemarle
1426:Tennessee
1419:Stonewall
1352:Tuscumbia
1345:Lafayette
1310:Indianola
1291:Kalamazoo
1242:Milwaukee
1193:Canonicus
1016:0043-0374
717:bulkheads
711:began to
592:Vicksburg
577:Nashville
532:mid-1862
500:Laid down
400:ironclads
171:400
76:Operators
1458:Missouri
1412:Eastport
1405:Columbia
1277:Dictator
1250:Marietta
1178:Onondaga
908:8 August
837:8 August
818:"Neosho"
742:See also
575:, below
505:Launched
496:Builder
369:salvaged
294:against
277:ironclad
229:Armament
65:Builders
1398:Atlanta
1338:Choctaw
1284:Puritan
1227:Roanoke
1185:Passaic
1171:Monitor
889:"Osage"
678:Osceola
453:boilers
441:overall
409:Monitor
402:with a
377:reserve
331:sandbar
180:boilers
120:monitor
102:Retired
97:1863–73
89:1862–63
1512:Keokuk
1498:Galena
1451:Baltic
1317:Benton
1234:Neosho
1099:Neosho
1085:Neosho
1031:
1014:
991:
972:
953:
934:
666:Neosho
646:Neosho
630:Neosho
622:Neosho
614:Signal
609:Neosho
600:Neosho
584:Neosho
569:Neosho
518:Neosho
457:Neosho
437:Neosho
389:Neosho
373:Neosho
335:Neosho
271:Neosho
134:Length
118:River
58:Neosho
41:Neosho
1472:Texas
1324:Essex
1293:class
1260:class
1258:Casco
1252:class
1244:class
1236:class
1220:Ozark
1203:class
1195:class
1187:class
1106:Osage
754:Notes
724:Osage
709:Osage
685:Osage
674:Vixen
626:Osage
545:Osage
493:Name
483:Ships
404:draft
349:Osage
327:Osage
315:Osage
243:Armor
209:Speed
150:Draft
86:Built
60:class
1029:ISBN
1012:ISSN
1008:XLII
989:ISBN
970:ISBN
951:ISBN
932:ISBN
910:2010
839:2010
732:mine
624:and
611:and
445:beam
365:mine
268:The
258:Deck
178:4 ×
142:Beam
115:Type
54:Name
526:,
305:'s
212:12
173:ihp
129:523
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