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and had a slow rate of fire. The 11-inch guns were forward on the vessel and were mounted on pivots, while the 9-inch guns fired through ports. She was protected by 3 inches (7.6 cm) of iron plating serving as armor. Her complement was about 100 crew. Overall, the ship was similar to another
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for the night and resumed the movement south. She had been chosen for the operation because her engines would allow her to make a speed of 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) upstream against the current, which was much faster than Porter's other ironclads, meaning that
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into leaving the area of the wreck. The abandoned
Confederate salvage crew, who may have been intoxicated, threw the 9-inch guns into the Mississippi, pointed the 11-inch guns at each other muzzle-to-muzzle and then fired them, before burning what remained to the
801:, the result could be disastrous for the Union fleet on the Mississippi as the two captured vessels could potentially defeat and capture other Union ships. Porter did not have ships available to send on the risky mission to destroy the wreck of
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805:, so he ordered the construction of a hoax ironclad in order to bluff the Confederate salvage crew into abandoning the wreck. This was accomplished by lengthening an old coal barge with logs and adding a casemate,
406:, who was in command of the defenses, appropriated the incomplete vessel to expedite its construction from Brown on September 2 and launched it on September 4. Heth withdrew to Lexington on September 12.
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in 1862 by Joseph Brown before being taken by Union authorities while still incomplete, in response to a perceived
Confederate threat to Cincinnati. After completion, the vessel briefly served on the
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had been rammed seven times. While all but one Union sailor survived the battle, only three escaped the ship's capture to bring word to Porter; Brown and most of the others had been taken prisoner.
467:. The propellers required machinery that took up space that would have otherwise been used for crew quarters. Her length was 174 feet (53 m) or 175 feet (53 m) with a
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left her moorings at the Yazoo at 22:15 with two barges loaded with coal strapped to her sides and steamed south under fire from the
Vicksburg defenses. She was to join
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was still incomplete. She was returned to Brown once the threat posed by Heth passed. By
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side and smashed one of the coal barges almost in half. The Union sailors cut away the stricken barge, and then suffered the shock of a head-on ramming from
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travelled downriver past the
Vicksburg guns on February 2, 1863, and operated there until February 5. The ram later made a second trip, and entered the
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earlier, but waited until nightfall for combat, in order to make it harder for the Union vessel to aim and to give the
Confederate shore batteries at
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Federal Freshwater Navy and the Opening of the Mississippi River: Its Organization, Construction, and Operations Through the Fall of Vicksburg
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was disabled in a fight with
Confederate shore defenses along the Red, and had to be abandoned, with her escaping crew occupying the captured
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of his ship towards the
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before retreating upriver after learning that the Confederates intended to attack her. On February 24,
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of the junction of the Red and the Mississippi, but withdrew on February 21 after learning that
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She was still under construction when several brigades under the command of Confederate
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by September 27. Although fully armed and prepared to defend Cincinnati by October 23,
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ran aground and was captured. After learning that the Confederates were attempting to
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downriver, which bluffed the Confederates into destroying the wreck. The remains of
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had only been a hoax. Vicksburg fell to Union forces on July 4. The remains of
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Edward Shaw was appointed to command the ship, which had been placed into
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made out of pork barrels. The contraption, which was known by the name
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in her operations downstream. After passing the Confederate positions,
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and the Confederates. After shots from the Union 11-inch guns missed,
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would better be able to escape upriver in case of an emergency.
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came within six miles of Cincinnati on September 6 during the
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sunk in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water. During the fight,
1323:(Modern Library ed.). New York: The Modern Library.
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explodes in a sketch by Theodore R. Davis, published in
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on February 14. Indianola was now under the command of
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were raised in January 1865 and sold later that month.
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headed backed towards Union positions near Vicksburg,
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s wreck were raised on January 5, 1865, and towed to
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moved upstream to build momentum and then rammed the
686:. The two Confederate vessels, under the command of
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of 50 feet (15 m) or 52 feet (16 m) and a
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for $ 128,000. The vessel was named for the city of
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1437:. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.
1344:(2nd ed.). Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin.
941:. Naval History and Heritage Command. July 21, 2015
106:
Sunk February 24, 1863 and sold on January 17, 1865
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135:174 ft (53 m) or 175 ft (53 m)
475:of 5 feet (1.5 m); she displaced 511 tons.
1433:Shea, William L.; Winschel, Terrence J. (2003).
143:50 ft (15 m) or 52 ft (16 m)
1413:. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan.
347:On April 30, 1862, shipbuilder Joseph Brown of
901:(Westport, CT: Greenwood Press), 1974, p. 166.
754:performed a similar maneuver, and damaged the
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409:Fourteen days later after Wallace seized the
320:the wreck, Union forces constructed and sent
8:
1321:The Beleaguered City: The Vicksburg Campaign
1280:. Lanham, Maryland: McFarland. p. 258.
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694:in the Confederate Army, could have reached
606:. They were pursued by the Confederate ram
437:. On January 23, 1863, the ship joined the
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1387:. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster.
678:was caught on the night of February 24 by
1888:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1863
1301:. Golden Springs Publishing. p. 55.
388:of the Army of Tennessee was encamped at
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359:. On September 1, Brown reported that
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702:a chance to fire on the ship. Near
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506:, except for its propulsion system.
375:Confederate Army's Kentucky Campaign
212:3 inches (7.6 cm) of iron plate
2826:Ironclad warships of the Union Navy
2811:Maritime incidents in February 1863
766:that disabled cannons and a hit on
171:(11 km/h; 6.9 mph) or 9
14:
1338:Kennedy, Frances H., ed. (1998).
268:in February 1863, to support the
1243:"Admiral Porter's Ironclad Hoax"
463:propelled by two wheels and two
332:Construction and characteristics
264:before being sent downstream of
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24:
1341:The Civil War Battlefield Guide
1692:Ocean-going casemate ironclads
1482:Ironclads of the United States
202:2 - 9-inch Dahlgren smoothbore
1:
1402:Milligan, John Drane (1961).
897:on Cincinnati." Heth, Henry.
429:was too low at that time for
301:was attacked by the repaired
285:was disabled and captured by
159:Sidewheel, Steam-driven screw
114:Raised and sold after sinking
1761:Never-commissioned ironclads
1362:Union River Ironclad 1861β65
789:The Confederates detached a
649:, the captured and repaired
1627:Riverine casemate ironclads
742:, destroying the starboard
175:(17 km/h; 10 mph)
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1295:Budd, Nicholas F. (2014).
16:American casemate ironclad
2821:Naval magazine explosions
2786:Ships built in Cincinnati
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1537:River and harbor monitors
899:The Memoirs of Henry Heth
793:crew to attempt to raise
631:Ellis Cliffs, Mississippi
517:originally served on the
118:
39:
23:
1274:Blair, Jayne E. (2014).
1164:Shea & Winschel 2003
1070:Shea & Winschel 2003
1055:Shea & Winschel 2003
479:had a speed of either 6
363:was nearing completion.
2781:Ships of the Union Navy
1807:Miscellaneous ironclads
1359:Konstam, Angus (2012).
704:Davis Bend, Mississippi
700:Grand Gulf, Mississippi
617:on February 16. While
244:also equipped with two
119:General characteristics
1715:Commissioned ironclads
1365:. Osprey. p. 45.
688:Joseph Lancaster Brent
671:
583:Warrenton, Mississippi
552:Port Hudson, Louisiana
548:Vicksburg, Mississippi
433:to make it across the
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293:briefly blockaded the
266:Vicksburg, Mississippi
151:5 ft (1.5 m)
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339:
2806:Shipwrecks in rivers
2229:G. L. Brockenborough
1594:Ocean-going monitors
841:Mound City, Illinois
776:hauled down his flag
564:Lieutenant Commander
441:, having arrived at
439:Mississippi Squadron
397:threat to Cincinnati
2254:Margaret and Jessie
1248:America's Civil War
1190:, pp. 304β305.
1045:, pp. 403β404.
865:, pp. 316β317.
706:, Brown turned the
569:. The day before,
395:In response to the
390:Lexington, Kentucky
2318:Pride of the Yarra
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534:David Dixon Porter
527:Vicksburg campaign
461:side-wheel steamer
382:Edmund Kirby Smith
345:
242:side-wheel steamer
238:American Civil War
98:September 27, 1862
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1444:978-0-8032-9344-1
1394:978-1-4516-4139-4
1381:Miller, Donald L.
1351:978-0-395-74012-5
1125:, pp. 74β76.
1057:, pp. 64β65.
821:Queen of the West
799:Queen of the West
764:Queen of the West
760:Queen of the West
732:Queen of the West
716:Queen of the West
684:Queen of the West
651:Queen of the West
595:Queen of the West
575:Queen of the West
556:Queen of the West
543:Queen of the West
519:Mississippi River
453:casemate ironclad
435:Falls of the Ohio
368:Brigadier General
303:Queen of the West
283:Queen of the West
275:Queen of the West
258:Mississippi River
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226:casemate ironclad
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667:Harper's Weekly
647:William H. Webb
627:William H. Webb
610:William H. Webb
581:anchored below
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510:Service history
443:Cairo, Illinois
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357:Indianola, Iowa
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1254:(4): 30β37.
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531:Rear admiral
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459:. She was a
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124:Displacement
95:Commissioned
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2190:Anglo Saxon
2178:Ada Hancock
2090:Mississippi
2077:Rattlesnake
2000:Isaac Smith
1656:Chillicothe
1526:Miantonomoh
1200:Miller 2019
1188:Miller 2019
1104:Miller 2019
1087:Miller 2019
939:"Indianola"
811:smokestacks
807:Quaker guns
523:Yazoo River
503:Chillicothe
404:Lew Wallace
287:Confederate
262:Yazoo River
236:during the
2816:Ship fires
2801:1862 ships
2775:Categories
2711:Chesapeake
2543:USRC
2408:Bainbridge
1896:Shipwrecks
1814:USRC
1705:Dunderberg
1683:City class
1212:Foote 1995
1176:Foote 1995
1123:Foote 1995
1031:Blair 2014
847:References
809:, and two
748:wheelhouse
485:smoothbore
427:Ohio River
419:commission
371:Henry Heth
234:Union Navy
198:smoothbore
180:Complement
156:Propulsion
2697:HMS
2684:USS
2671:HMS
2658:HMS
2645:HMS
2634:Pervenets
2620:HMS
2607:USS
2594:USS
2581:USS
2519:Beejapore
2483:Weehawken
2481:USS
2432:USS
2406:USS
2380:USS
2367:USS
2342:USS
2329:USS
2304:USS
2291:USS
2265:CSS
2240:USS
2227:USS
2214:USS
2201:USS
2164:USS
2153:Alligator
2151:USS
2116:Lancaster
2114:USS
2103:Georgiana
2101:CSS
2088:USS
2065:Indianola
2063:USS
2052:Indianola
2050:USS
2037:USS
2024:HMS
2011:USS
1998:USS
1985:USS
1972:USS
1946:USS
1933:USS
1922:Westfield
1920:USS
1816:Naugatuck
1790:Nashville
1769:Albemarle
1751:Tennessee
1744:Stonewall
1677:Tuscumbia
1670:Lafayette
1635:Indianola
1616:Kalamazoo
1567:Milwaukee
1518:Canonicus
1419:302104357
1319:(1995) .
1260:1046-2899
1001:Budd 2014
834:Indianola
826:waterline
803:Indianola
795:Indianola
784:Indianola
780:Indianola
772:Indianola
740:Indianola
736:starboard
720:Indianola
712:Indianola
696:Indianola
676:Indianola
662:Indianola
639:Indianola
635:Indianola
623:Indianola
619:Era No. 5
615:Indianola
603:Era No. 5
593:However,
588:Indianola
579:Indianola
571:Indianola
560:Red River
538:naval ram
515:Indianola
477:Indianola
449:Indianola
431:Indianola
423:Indianola
413:, Acting
411:Indianola
361:Indianola
353:Indianola
342:Indianola
340:Building
326:Indianola
314:Indianola
299:Indianola
295:Red River
291:Indianola
270:naval ram
250:Indianola
221:Indianola
183:about 100
63:Indianola
32:Indianola
2686:Camanche
2647:Warspite
2568:SS
1974:Columbia
1948:Columbia
1935:Hatteras
1783:Missouri
1737:Eastport
1730:Columbia
1602:Dictator
1575:Marietta
1503:Onondaga
1415:ProQuest
1383:(2019).
882:Barnhart
738:side of
670:in 1863.
643:blockade
521:and the
399:, Union
289:forces,
260:and the
232:for the
195:Dahlgren
188:Armament
127:511 tons
87:Launched
69:Namesake
2681:15 Nov:
2668:30 Oct:
2660:Malacca
2655:14 Oct:
2604:14 Jul:
2596:Choctaw
2591:28 May:
2583:Wyoming
2578:10 May:
2565:28 Feb:
2507:Montana
2503:30 Dec:
2495:Hooghly
2491:10 Dec:
2458:Blossom
2454:19 Oct:
2442:15 Oct:
2429:11 Oct:
2403:21 Aug:
2390:18 Aug:
2377:17 Aug:
2369:Paw Paw
2352:20 Jul:
2339:14 Jul:
2326:13 Jul:
2306:Sumpter
2301:24 Jun:
2293:Atlanta
2288:17 Jun:
2262:c. May:
2250:30 May:
2237:28 May:
2224:27 May:
2211:18 May:
2198:27 Apr:
2186:27 Apr:
2174:27 Apr:
2136:c. Mar:
2128:Absalom
2124:29 Mar:
2111:25 Mar:
2098:19 Mar:
2085:14 Mar:
2073:28 Feb:
2060:25 Feb:
2047:24 Feb:
2039:Kinsman
2034:23 Feb:
2026:Orpheus
1995:30 Jan:
1982:23 Jan:
1969:17 Jan:
1956:15 Jan:
1943:14 Jan:
1930:11 Jan:
1909:Neptune
1723:Atlanta
1663:Choctaw
1609:Puritan
1552:Roanoke
1510:Passaic
1496:Monitor
1424:July 9,
1265:July 9,
1234:Sources
945:July 8,
791:salvage
722:on her
718:rammed
318:salvage
79:Ordered
40:History
34:in 1863
2759:1864 β
2752:β 1862
2719:8 Dec:
2707:7 Dec:
2694:3 Dec:
2642:6 Aug:
2630:6 Aug:
2622:Racoon
2609:Antona
2540:1 Jan:
2478:6 Dec:
2470:Curlew
2466:5 Nov:
2434:Madgie
2395:Oconee
2382:Crocus
2364:6 Aug:
2344:Sciota
2314:6 Jul:
2275:5 Jun:
2203:Preble
2166:Keokuk
2161:8 Apr:
2148:2 Apr:
2021:7 Feb:
2008:7 Feb:
1917:1 Jan:
1905:1 Jan:
1837:Keokuk
1823:Galena
1776:Baltic
1642:Benton
1559:Neosho
1441:
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