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Sweden (Sweden) (search for this): chapter 7
been the pet of the inventor, and the building of iron ships of war had been contemplated. To go into the history of such attempts would be to review, in a measure, all the records of the past, for ironprotected ships had been constructed for many years, and as far back as 1583 the Dutch had built a flat-bottomed sailing John Ericsson, Ll.D.-the precursor of a new naval era The battle of Ericsson's Monitor with the Merrimac settled the question of wooden navies for the world. Born in Sweden in 1803, Ericsson was given a cadetship in the corps of engineers at the age of eleven. In 1839, with several notable inventions already to his credit, he came to America and laid before the Navy Department his new arrangement of the steam machinery in warships. It had been regarded with indifference in England, yet it was destined to revolutionize the navies of the world. In 1841 Ericsson was engaged in constructing the U. S. S. Princeton. She was the first steamship ever built with the
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
Boston were at work upon the four double-turreted monitors of the Miantonomoh class. Not satisfied with all this activity, the Navy Department, in September, 1862, let the contracts for nine more monitors similar to the Passaic class, but slightly larger. Among these was the Saugus ; and one of her sister-ships, the Canonicus, gave her name to the class. The most famous of the nine was the Tecumseh. Her bold commander, T. A. N. Craven, in an effort to grapple with the Confederate ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, ran through the line of torpedoes and lost his ship, which had fired the first two guns in Farragut's brilliant battle. Ericsson did not approve of the principle of the double-turreted monitor. In the Saugus is well exemplified his principle of mounting guns in such a manner that they could be brought to bear in any direction. This object was defeated somewhat in the double-turreted type, since each turret masked a considerable angle of fire of the other. The Saugus, tog
Switzerland (Switzerland) (search for this): chapter 7
nt-Colonel J. A. Ellet, in command of the Lancaster, with his nephew, Charles Rivers Ellet, in command of the Switzer-land, chose a time near daylight for the attempt. These Ellets were all brave fellows and were full of the spirit of adventure, said Admiral Porter. Scorning the cover of darkness, they got abreast of the batteries, which promptly opened on them in a thundering chorus. A shell exploded the boilers of the Lancaster and she went to pieces and sank almost immediately. The Switzerland had her boilers perforated by a plunging shot and received other injuries, but she got through; and in her and in other of the Ellet rams, Charles Rivers Ellet performed other distinguished services. The General Price, a captive by the Ellet rams Charles Rivers Ellet must possess speed. As the class of monitors improved in size and power they rated among the fastest steam vessels afloat. The Monadnock and the Miantonomoh, the final types, could reach the then wonderful speed of
Sullivan's Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
n. After the engagement the Galena was found to be so cut up that her armor plate was removed and she was converted into a wooden gunboat, thus continuing in service through the war. to the modern fighting ship. According to reports, the New Ironsides was more constantly engaged in action than any other vessel during the Civil War. She was struck by more shot of all weights than any ship that ever floated, yet she suffered little or no damage. Off Charleston, in the engagement with Sullivan's Island, where by constant practice the Confederate gunners had become experts, the great ironclad was hit seventy times within three hours. She survived also the attack of a torpedo that was exploded against her side. During the war she threw in the neighborhood of five thousand 11-inch projectiles. She was later destroyed by fire in the navy-yard at Philadelphia. As the Monitor was being hastened to completion, the Merrimac, renamed the Virginia, under the direction of the competent and
Mobile Bay (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
g these was the Saugus ; and one of her sister-ships, the Canonicus, gave her name to the class. The most famous of the nine was the Tecumseh. Her bold commander, T. A. N. Craven, in an effort to grapple with the Confederate ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, ran through the line of torpedoes and lost his ship, which had fired the first two guns in Farragut's brilliant battle. Ericsson did not approve of the principle of the double-turreted monitor. In the Saugus is well exemplified his principlend shrapnel. General Green, who behaved with the greatest gallantry, had his head blown off. After an hour and a half the Confederates withdrew from the unequal contest, with a loss of over four hundred dead and wounded. The Osage was sent to Mobile Bay in the spring of 1865 and was there sunk by a submarine torpedo on March 29th. A veteran of the rivers — the Pittsburg The Pittsburg was one of the seven ironclads that Eads completed in a hundred days. She first went into action at For
Ozark, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
about the Merrimac: Indeed, it may not be too much to assert that it was her example, rather than that of the The Ozark This hybrid-looking vessel was the first of the Federal attempts to adapt the monitor type of construction to the needf heavy size from doing more than slightly indenting the iron plating. He recommended that the three-inch plating of the Ozark would be adequate if it were covered on the outside with a facing of wood in addition to the wooden backing within. The first inland monitor — the Ozark The Ozark's pivot-gun Monitor, that drew the parting line between the old navies of wood and canvas and the new navies of steel and steam. There has been rather a controversy as to who first suggested makinOzark's pivot-gun Monitor, that drew the parting line between the old navies of wood and canvas and the new navies of steel and steam. There has been rather a controversy as to who first suggested making use of the sunken Merrimac as a ram or armored cruiser. It is proved beyond doubt that after the Confederate occupation of the all-but-destroyed and abandoned Norfolk Navy-Yard, many of the vessels that had been sunk were raised, not for use but
Osage (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
ners more than a little. A war-ship must first be seaworthy, and beside having defensive and offensive qualities, The Osage in 1864: one of the new leviathans of the river The low, rotating monitor-turret of this ironclad and her great guns saved both herself and the transport Black Hawk from capture during the return of the Red River expedition. The Osage was a later addition to the squadron; she and her sister ironclad, the Neosho, were among the most powerful on the rivers. Porter took both with him up the Red River. On the return the Osage was making the descent with great difficulty, in tow of the Black Hawk, when on April 12th she ran aground opposite Blair's plantation. A Confederate force twelve hundred strong, under Gur and a half the Confederates withdrew from the unequal contest, with a loss of over four hundred dead and wounded. The Osage was sent to Mobile Bay in the spring of 1865 and was there sunk by a submarine torpedo on March 29th. A veteran of th
Plymouth, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
f steel and steam. There has been rather a controversy as to who first suggested making use of the sunken Merrimac as a ram or armored cruiser. It is proved beyond doubt that after the Confederate occupation of the all-but-destroyed and abandoned Norfolk Navy-Yard, many of the vessels that had been sunk were raised, not for use but because they were possible obstructions in the way of navigation. Some of the sailing ships had not been very much injured by submersion — in fact, two, the Plymouth and the Germantown, could have been refitted and put into commission at no great expenditure of money. But sailing ships, especially of their class, were of no use to the Confederate naval authorities. The Merrimac, as soon as she had been raised, floated low, for her topsides had been entirely consumed by fire, and this suggested, apparently to more than one person, the idea of converting her into a floating battery or ram. There are many claimants to the suggestion. The Confederate
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
gainst him throughout the bureaus because his name had been unjustly associated with the bursting of the Princeton's 12-inch gun, February 28, 1844, by which the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Navy, Captain Kennon, and Colonel Gardiner were killed. The Naval Board nevertheless had the courage to recommend the Monitor, and this last great invention of Ericsson brought him immortal fame. Ie died in New York in 1889. His body was sent back to his native land on board the U. S. S. Baltimore as a mark of the navy's high esteem. vessel that was virtually an ironclad. She accomplished nothing but successfully running ashore, and was captured by the Spaniards, who regarded her as a curiosity. John Stevens, of Hoboken, New Jersey, submitted plans, during the War of 1812, for an ironclad to the United States Government. They were not acted upon, and America, for a time, watched Europe while she experimented with protecting iron belts, a movement that began soon after 1850, wh
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
There has been rather a controversy as to who first suggested making use of the sunken Merrimac as a ram or armored cruiser. It is proved beyond doubt that after the Confederate occupation of the all-but-destroyed and abandoned Norfolk Navy-Yard, many of the vessels that had been sunk were raised, not for use but because they were possible obstructions in the way of navigation. Some of the sailing ships had not been very much injured by submersion — in fact, two, the Plymouth and the Germantown, could have been refitted and put into commission at no great expenditure of money. But sailing ships, especially of their class, were of no use to the Confederate naval authorities. The Merrimac, as soon as she had been raised, floated low, for her topsides had been entirely consumed by fire, and this suggested, apparently to more than one person, the idea of converting her into a floating battery or ram. There are many claimants to the suggestion. The Confederate Secretary of the N
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