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USRC McLane (1845)
The United States Revenue Cutter ''McLane'' was one of 4 cutters out of 8 total cutters of the ''Legere''–class iron steamers based on a design by U.S. Navy Lieutenant William Hunter. Hunter sought to eliminate the cumbersome and highly exposed side paddle wheels used on many of the steamers on the period by using wheels that were placed horizontally under the ship. Because of inefficiencies, the design used more coal and was subject to more mechanical failures than other designs. Before ''McLane'' was launched the Hunter wheel design was converted to side wheel configuration.Evans, pp 48–50King, pp 118–120 History On 2 January 1845, ''McLane'' was contracted to be built by Cyrus Alger of Boston, Massachusetts, and was launched and ready for sea trials on 29 November. Her first assignment came on 5 May 1846 where she was sent to New London, Connecticut. As hostilities with Mexico were becoming heated ''McLane'' was directed to return to Boston and prepare to get ready for w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis McLane
Louis McLane (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. representative from Delaware, U.S. senator from Delaware, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Secretary of State, Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom, and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. As a member of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet, McLane was a prominent figure during the Bank War. McLane pursued a more moderate approach towards the Second Bank of the United States than the President, but agreed with Jackson's decision in 1832 to veto a Congressional bill renewing the Bank's charter. He also helped draft the Force Bill in 1833. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1831. Early life and family Louis McLane was born in Smyrna, Delaware, on May 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veracruz (city)
Veracruz (), known officially as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located along the coast in the central part of the state, southeast of the state capital Xalapa along Federal Highway 140. It is the state's most populous city, with a population that is greater than the municipality's population, as part of the city of Veracruz extends into the neighboring Boca del Río Municipality. At the 2010 census, the city had 554,830 inhabitants, 428,323 in Veracruz Municipality and 126,507 in Boca del Río Municipality.2010 census tables: INEGI Developed during Spanish colonization, Veracruz has been Mexico's oldest, largest, and historically most significant port. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antón Lizardo, Veracruz
Antón Lizardo is a fishing town (2005 population 4,586) located 23 km (14 mi) in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located south of the port city of Veracruz, near Boca del Río, in the municipality of Alvarado. In January 1860, the small naval Battle of Anton Lizardo occurred here between Mexican rebels and United States Navy warships. Since 11 November 1952, it is the home of the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar The Heroica Escuela Naval Militar is the officer training academy of the Mexican Navy. It began operations on 1 June 1897 with a group of cadets from the Mexican Army's Colegio Militar who had expressed an interest in training as naval office ..., the country's Naval Academy. Antón Lizardo offers a fairly long beach with fine, dark, hard-packed sand and calm shallow waters that make up part of the Veracruz Coral Reef System. These beaches are convenient for transportation for scuba diving at the coral reefs, but offer no protection from the wind or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontera, Tabasco
Frontera is a city and the municipal seat of Centla Municipality, Tabasco in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References Populated places in Tabasco {{Tabasco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabasco River
Grijalva River, formerly known as ''Tabasco River'', ( es, Río Grijalva, known locally also as Río Grande de Chiapas, Río Grande and Mezcalapa River) is a long river in southeastern Mexico."Grijalva." ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', 3rd ed. 2001. () Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., p. 450. It is named after Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518. The river rises from Río Grande de Chiapas in southeastern Chiapas and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco through the Sumidero Canyon into the Bay of Campeche. Begins as "Río Grande de Chiapas" or "Río Mezcalapa", later, Río Grande is stopped at the Angostura Dam (Mexico), one of the largest reservoirs in Mexico, and then its course is now named "Grijalva River". The river's drainage basin is in size. Because of the close connection to the Usumacinta River (the two combine, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico in a single delta), they are often regarded as a single river basin, the Grijalva-Usum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Conner (naval Officer)
Commodore David Conner (1792 – 20 March 1856) was an officer of the United States Navy. He served in the War of 1812 and led the Home Squadron during the Mexican–American War. He led the successful naval assault during the siege of Veracruz which included the landing of 10,000 U.S. troops, the largest U.S. military amphibious assault at the time. He served on the Board of Navy Commissioners; as the first Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair; as a Special Diplomatic Agent to Mexico and commanded the Philadelphia Naval Yard. Early life Conner was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was the son of David Conner, an Irishman and Abigail Rhodes, who was of English descent. He worked in Philadelphia and then joined the U.S. Navy on 16 January 1809. He served his first few years as a midshipman on the frigate . Military career During the War of 1812 Conner served in during her chase of HMS ''Belvidera'' and her actions with in February 1813 and the March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado River
Alvarado may refer to: Places *Alvarado, Tolima, Colombia *Alvarado (canton), Costa Rica * Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico *Alvarado (municipality), Veracruz, Mexico * Alvarado, Extremadura, Spain ** Alvarado I solar thermal power station, in Alvarado, Spain * Alvarado, California, US *Alvarado, Indiana, US *Alvarado, Minnesota, US * Alvarado, Texas, US *Alvarado, Virginia, US Other uses * Alvarado (surname) ** Alvarado family, conquistadors ** Alvarado wrestling family The Alvarado wrestling family, also referred to as ''La Dinastia Alvarado'' ("The Alvarado Dynasty") in Spanish, is a Mexico City based family of professional wrestlers. The family works primarily in Mexico but have made appearances in the United S ... * Alvarado (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 1 * Alvarado Transportation Center, a multimodal transit hub in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US * Alvarado High School, a high school in the Alvarado Independent School District, Alvarado, Texas {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar (river Morphology)
A bar in a river is an elevated region of sediment (such as sand or gravel) that has been deposited by the flow. Types of bars include mid-channel bars (also called braid bars and common in braided rivers), point bars (common in meandering rivers), and mouth bars (common in river deltas). The locations of bars are determined by the geometry of the river and the flow through it. Bars reflect sediment supply conditions, and can show where sediment supply rate is greater than the transport capacity. A mid-channel bar, is also often referred to as a braid bar because they are often found in braided river channels. Braided river channels are broad and shallow and found in areas where sediment is easily eroded like at a glacial outwash, or at a mountain front with high sediment loads. These types of river systems are associated with high slope, sediment supply, stream power, shear stress, and bed load transport rates. Braided rivers have complex and unpredictable channel patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USRC Forward (1842)
USRC ''Walter Forward'' was a schooner constructed for service with the United States Revenue Cutter Service, United States Revenue Marine. She was more commonly known as USRC ''Forward''. ''Forward'' served with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy in Mexico, Mexican waters during the Mexican–American War and was commended for her actions during the Grijalva River, Tabasco River landings by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, U.S. Navy. After the war, she was transferred to the U.S. Coast Survey for a short time as USCS ''Walter Forward'' before being returned to the Revenue Marine for service during the 1850s and the American Civil War. Construction and commissioning The cutter ''Forward'' was built in Washington, D.C. at a cost of 3,786.75 by William Easby with construction was supervised by Captain Henry Prince, Revenue Marine."And Other Duties as Assigned", Pickled Fish and Salted Provisions, p 5Noble, p 58 Prince apparently captained ''Forward'' from 23 April 1842 to 18 April 1843. ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Petrel (1846)
Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS ''Petrel'' for the sea bird of the same name. * , a schooner purchased in 1846; later served in the United States Coast Survey * , a steamship, purchased in 1862; captured in 1864 * , a gunboat, commissioned in 1889 and decommissioned in 1919 * , a ''Chanticleer''-class submarine rescue ship; commissioned 24 September 1946; decommissioned on 30 September 1991 See also * , a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1934 that served as the United States Bureau of Fisheries United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ... patrol boat ''Petrel'' from 1919 to 1934 {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrel Petrel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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