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USS Hunchback
USS ''Hunchback'' was a side-wheel, steam engine, steam-powered gunboat used by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Pre-Civil War The original wooden boat that was later renamed as the USS ''Hunchback'' was built in New York City in 1852 for civilian use as a ferry. On 16 December 1861, with the onset of the Civil War, the United States Navy purchased the boat. Within a month of its purchase, the Navy had converted the ferry into a gunboat and commissioned it for use in the war. The refitted ship was ready for departure in early January 1862 with Acting Lt. Edmund Colhoun in command. Civil War presence USS ''Hunchback'' primarily served in southeastern Virginia in the American Civil War, Virginia, in the area of the James River (Virginia), James River, and northeastern North Carolina, in the area sounds. Army support The ''Hunchback's'' first assignment was to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, which had plans to launch an attack to capture Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferry Hunchback
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi. Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Mediterranean Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles. History In ancient times The profession of the ferryman is embodied in Greek mythology in Charon (mythology), Charon, the boatman who transported souls across the River Styx to the Greek underworld, Underworld. Speculation that a pair of oxen propelled a ship having a water wheel can be found in 4th century Roman literature "''Anonymus De Rebus Bellicis''". Though impractical, ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
