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Passaic-class Monitor
The ''Passaic''-class ironclad monitors of the U.S. Navy saw service in the U.S. Civil War and the Spanish–American War. The class was an improved version of equipped with a 15-inch Dahlgren gun in place of one of the 11-inch guns. Design Naval architect and engineer John Ericsson designed the ''Passaic''-class warships, drawing upon lessons learned from the first , which he also designed. The ''Passaic'' monitors were larger than the original ''Monitor'' and had their pilothouses atop the turret, rather than near the bow. This allowed a wider field of view and easier communications between captain, pilot and crew. The shape of the hull was an improvement; a fuller and rounder lower hull, far more boat-like than that of the ''Monitor'', and with a less pronounced overhang. The ''Passaic'' class featured an funnel and improved ventilation. In combination, the significant hydrodynamic refinements and improved draught to the boilers resulted in a one-knot speed increase over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Iron Works
The Continental Iron Works was an American shipbuilding and engineering company founded in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in 1861 by Thomas F. Rowland. It is best known for building a number of monitor warships for the United States Navy during the American Civil War, most notably the first of the type, . ''Monitor''s successful neutralization of the Confederate ironclad CSS ''Virginia'' in the 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads—the world's first battle between ironclad warships—would come to heavily influence American naval strategy both during and after the war. After the Civil War, a severe shipbuilding slump in New York persuaded the Continental Works to diversify into the manufacture of equipment for the growing gas lighting industry, for which the company built gas holders, gas mains and complete gas plants. In 1888, the company built what was then the largest gas holder in the United States. Another notable achievement of the company in the 1880s was the construction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodman Cannon
Drawing comparing Model 1844 8-inch columbiad and Model 1861 10-inch "Rodman" columbiad. The powder chamber on the older columbiad is highlighted by the red box. The Rodman gun is any of a series of American Civil War–era columbiads designed by Union artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman (1815–1871). The guns were designed to fire both shot and shell. These heavy guns were intended to be mounted in seacoast fortifications. They were built in 8-inch, 10-inch, 13-inch, 15-inch, and 20-inch bore. Other than size, the guns were all nearly identical in design, with a curving bottle shape, large flat cascabels with ratchets or sockets for the elevating mechanism. Rodman guns were true guns that did not have a howitzer-like powder chamber, as did many earlier columbiads. Rodman guns differed from all previous artillery because they were hollow cast, a new technology that Rodman developed that resulted in cast-iron guns that were much stronger than their predecessors. Casting file: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passaic, New Jersey
Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,781 counted in the 2010 United States census.Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Passaic city , . Accessed December 14, 2011. The |
USS Camanche (1864)
USS ''Camanche'' was a monitor that was prefabricated at Jersey City, New Jersey by Donahue, Ryan and Secor for the sum of $613,164.98 ($ in present day terms). She was disassembled and shipped around Cape Horn in the sailing ship ''Aquila'' to San Francisco, California. ''Aquila'' arrived in San Francisco on 10 November 1863 but sank at her wharf in 30 feet of water on 14 November 1863 as a result of storm damage and a collision with another ship. The monitor's parts were salvaged and she was launched on 14 November 1864. ''Camanche'' was commissioned in May 1865, Lieutenant Commander Charles J. McDougal in command. Commissioned just after the end of the Civil War, for more than a year—until the arrival of the larger monitor —''Camanche'' was the only U.S. ironclad on the Pacific coast, and she was one of but two stationed there for nearly 25 years. ''Camanche''s career was a quiet one, with the ship generally maintained in decommissioned status at the Mare Island Nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Lehigh (1863)
The first USS ''Lehigh'' was a monitor launched 17 January 1863 by Reaney, Son & Archbold, Chester, Pennsylvania, under a subcontract from John Ericsson; and commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard 15 April 1863, Commander John Guest in command. A week later, the new monitor joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Newport News, Virginia. She performed blockade duty in the Hampton Roads-Virginia Capes area, and on the night of 10 June joined a flotilla under Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee in an expedition up the James River to assist Army troops. Returning to Newport News two days later, she resumed blockade duty until sent back up the James with seven other Union warships to threaten Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. In the wake of the Battle of Gettysburg, the movement was designed to divert Confederate strength from General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia which had invaded the North and imperiled Washington, D.C. The expedition caused the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Nantucket (1862)
The first USS ''Nantucket'' was a coastal monitor in the United States Navy. ''Nantucket'' was launched 6 December 1862 by Atlantic Iron Works, Boston, Massachusetts; and commissioned 26 February 1863, Commander Donald McNeil Fairfax in command. Assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, ''Nantucket'' participated in the attack on Confederate forts in Charleston Harbor 7 April 1863. Struck 51 times during the valiant but unsuccessful assault on the vital Southern port, the single-turreted monitor was repaired at Port Royal but returned to Charleston to support Army operations on Morris Island, engaging Fort Wagner 16, 17, 18, and 24 July. She captured British steamer ''Jupiter'' at sea 15 September. She again challenged the Charleston Harbor forts 14 May 1864 and thereafter remained on blockade duty through the end of the American Civil War. Decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard 24 June 1865, she remained in ordinary there for a decade. Renamed ''Medusa'' 15 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Catskill (1862)
USS ''Catskill'' was a monitor built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She continued to serve the Navy after the war's end until decommissioned in 1898 after the end of the Spanish–American War. Service history Civil War USS ''Catskill''—a single-turreted monitor—was launched on December 16, 1862 by Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint, New York; outfitted at New York Navy Yard; commissioned on February 24, 1863, Commander George Washington Rodgers in command; and reported to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. ''Catskill'' reported for duty at Port Royal, South Carolina on March 5, 1863, and for the remainder of the war operated off Charleston, South Carolina. ''Catskill'' was damaged by Confederate gunfire during the 7 April attack on Fort Sumter that demonstrated both the strengths of well-defended fortifications and the limitations of monitor-type ironclads. That began the lengthy series of operations against the strongly fortified and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Sangamon (1862)
USS ''Sangamon'' was a ironclad monitor constructed for the Union Navy during the second year of the American Civil War where she operated in the waterways of the Confederate States of America. She was later recommissioned and placed into service during the Spanish–American War. Construction The first U.S. Navy ship to be so named, ''Sangamon'' was built by the shipbuilding firm Reaney, Son & Archbold under the name ''Conestoga'' in the summer of 1862; renamed ''Sangamon'' on September 9, 1862; launched on October 27, 1862; and commissioned on February 9, 1863, at Chester, Pennsylvania, Commodore Pierce Crosby in command. Assigned to the North Atlantic blockade The monitor was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and soon began efficient but unspectacular operations in Hampton Roads, Virginia and in the many roughly parallel rivers which empty into Chesapeake Bay. ''Sangamon'' was one of the vital ships of the Navy which guaranteed the Army control of the water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Weehawken (1862)
The first USS ''Weehawken'' was a ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named after Weehawken, New Jersey. History ''Weehawken'' was launched on 5 November 1862 at Jersey City, New Jersey by Zeno Secor & Company; sponsored by Ms. Nellie Cornstock; and commissioned on 18 January 1863, Captain John Rodgers in command. ''Weehawken'' was an improved and enlarged version of . Accompanied by and towed by , she departed New York on 18 January 1863, bound for Port Royal, South Carolina, and duty with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. The three vessels encountered gale-force winds and high seas off the New Jersey coast on 20 January. ''Iroquois'' and ''Boardman'' headed for sheltered waters; but Rodgers pressed on in ''Weehawken''. The ''Passaic'' ironclads differed from the original ''Monitor'' in having less deck overhang and a rounded lower hull. This enabled ''Weehawken'' – unlike her famous prototype – to ride out a hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Patapsco (1862)
USS ''Patapsco'' was a ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the Patapsco River in Maryland. Built in Wilmington, Delaware ''Patapsco'' was the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear that name. She was built by Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware; launched on 27 September 1862; and commissioned on 2 January 1863, Commander Daniel Ammen in command. Civil War service Assigned to the South Atlantic blockade Assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, she took part in a bombardment of Fort McAllister on 3 March. On 7 April, ''Patapsco'' joined eight other ironclads in a vigorous attack on Fort Sumter, and received 47 hits from Confederate gunfire during that day. Beginning in mid-July, she began her participation in a lengthy bombardment campaign against Charleston's defending fortifications. This led to the capture of Fort Wagner in early September. Fort Sumter was reduced to a pile of rubble, but remained a for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Nahant (1862)
The first USS ''Nahant'' was a ironclad monitor of the United States Navy that saw service in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. ''Nahant'' was launched on October 7, 1862, by Harrison Loring, South Boston, Massachusetts, and commissioned on December 29, 1862, Commander John Downes in command. Service history Fort McAllister The new single- turreted monitor joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Port Royal Harbor, South Carolina on February 20, 1863, and saw her first action in the Union bombardment of Fort McAllister on March 3. Charleston A little over a month later, she participated in Rear Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont's valiant but ill-fated attack on Charleston Harbor. The ironclads crossed Stono Bar and entered Charleston Harbor on 6 April, but a heavy fog stopped their advance lest they run aground attempting to negotiate the tricky channels leading to the vital Confederate port. Though dawn broke clear the next morning, an ebb tide k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Montauk (1862)
The first USS ''Montauk'' was a single-turreted ''Passaic''-class monitor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. It saw action throughout the war. It was used as the floating prison for the conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination and was the site of the autopsy and identification of assassin John Wilkes Booth. Construction ''Montauk'' was built by John Ericsson at Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint, Brooklyn; launched on October 9, 1862; and commissioned at New York on December 14, 1862, Commander John L. Worden in command. Service A principal ironclad in the naval attack on Charleston, South Carolina, ''Montauk'' departed New York on December 24, 1862, arriving Port Royal, South Carolina on January 19, 1863, to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Taking advantage of the opportunity to test the XV-inch Dahlgren gun and armor of the ''Passaic''-class ironclad for the first time, on January 27, Rear Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont sent ''Montauk'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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