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Hampton Roads 1862
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2002-04-25
Hampton Roads 1862 written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-25 with History categories.
This Osprey title examnies the first naval conflict of the American Civil War (1861-1865). On 9 March 1862 the world's first battle between two ironclad warships took place in the confined waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The previous day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, impervious to her enemy's guns, had sunk two Union warships. When she re-emerged from Norfolk to complete the destruction of the Union blockading squadron the USS Monitor steamed out to meet her. The four-hour duel that ensued was a stalemate, but crucially the Virginia had failed to break the Northern blockade of the Southern ports. Nevertheless, in a single battle these two vessels rendered wooden warships obsolete and transformed the face of naval warfare forever.
Hampton Roads 1862
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Hampton Roads 1862 written by Angus Konstam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va., 1862 categories.
Confederate Ironclad Vs Union Ironclad
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Author : Ron Field
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2011-10-20
Confederate Ironclad Vs Union Ironclad written by Ron Field and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-20 with History categories.
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war, the first modern, armoured, self-propelled warships. During the American Civil War the South used ironclads to protect their ports from the Northern blockade. Impressed with their superior resistance to fire and, the North developed its own rival fleet of ironclads. Eventually the two products of this modern arms race duelled at the battle of Hampton Roads in a clash that would change the face of naval warfare. Fully illustrated with cutting-edge digital artwork, rare photographs and first-person perspective gunsight views, this book allows the reader to discover the revolutionary and radically different designs of the two rival Ironclads – the Merrimac and USS Monitor – through an analysis of each ship's weaponry, ammunition and steerage.
Naval Battle Of Hampton Roads 1862
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Author : André Geraque Kiffer
language : en
Publisher: Clube de Autores
Release Date : 2022-05-04
Naval Battle Of Hampton Roads 1862 written by André Geraque Kiffer and has been published by Clube de Autores this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-04 with History categories.
Also known as the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack (rebuilt and renamed CSS Virginia) or the Battle of the Ironclads, it was the most important naval battle during the American Civil War, fought during March 8 and 9, 1862. The battle attracted the attention of almost every navy in the world. The USS “Monitor” became the prototype of a new class of warship, being the first of two ships whose names were applied to entire classes of their successors, the other being the HMS “Dreadnought”. For one side or the other to win effectively, it mainly lacked better coordination at the level designed for a naval force (fleet or squadron), particularly with regard to the two forces chains of command.
Battle Of Hampton Roads A Revolution In Military Affairs
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Author : Major Alan J. Deogracias II
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
Battle Of Hampton Roads A Revolution In Military Affairs written by Major Alan J. Deogracias II and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
This thesis examines the Battle of Hampton Roads, 8 and 9 March 1862, the first battle of ironclads, to determine if it was a Revolution in Military Affairs. This study is an analysis of naval developments prior to March 1862, the battle, and the impact the battle had on the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy from 1862 to 1871. The battle signaled the end of the wooden warship era when the CSS Virginia destroyed two wooden warships on 8 March 1862. The USS Monitor influenced a change in naval design, which led the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy to build turreted warships, which culminated in the launching of the first modern battleship in 1871. The transformation from sailing and steam ships with broadside armament to steam-powered turret ships led to a reduction in the size of the crews and the acceptance of engineers into the naval community. The battle led both navies to assign ironclads to their squadrons to counter ironclads of hostile nations. The battle influenced the development of tactics for fighting ironclads including ramming and coastal warfare. The Battle of Hampton Roads was a Revolution in Military Affairs and the onset of modern naval warfare.
Unlike Anything That Ever Floated
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Author : Dwight Sturtevant Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2021-04-06
Unlike Anything That Ever Floated written by Dwight Sturtevant Hughes and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with History categories.
A history of the American Civil War naval battle, the first confrontation between two Ironclads, featuring accounts from men who lived through it. “Ironclad against ironclad, we maneuvered about the bay here and went at each other with mutual fierceness,” reported Chief Engineer Alban Stimers following that momentous engagement between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (ex USS Merrimack) in Hampton Roads, Sunday, March 9, 1862. The day before, the Rebel ram had obliterated two powerful Union warships and was poised to destroy more. That night, the revolutionary—not to say bizarre—Monitor slipped into harbor after hurrying down from New York through fierce gales that almost sank her. These metal monstrosities dueled in the morning, pounding away for hours with little damage to either. Who won is still debated. One Vermont reporter could hardly find words for Monitor: “It is in fact unlike anything that ever floated on Neptune’s bosom.” The little vessel became an icon of American industrial ingenuity and strength. She redefined the relationship between men and machines in war. But beforehand, many feared she would not float. Captain John L. Worden: “Here was an unknown, untried vessel . . . an iron coffin-like ship of which the gloomiest predictions were made.” The CSSVirginia was a paradigm of Confederate strategy and execution—the brainchild of innovative, dedicated, and courageous men, but the victim of hurried design, untested technology, poor planning and coordination, and a dearth of critical resources. Nevertheless, she obsolesced the entire U.S. Navy, threatened the strategically vital blockade, and disrupted General McClellan’s plans to take Richmond. From flaming, bloody decks of sinking ships, to the dim confines of the first rotating armored turret, to the smoky depths of a Rebel gundeck—with shells screaming, clanging, booming, and splashing all around—to the office of a worried president with his cabinet peering down the Potomac for a Rebel monster, this dramatic story unfolds through the accounts of men who lived it in Unlike Anything That Ever Floated. Praise for Unlike Anything That Ever Floated “Hughes’s blow-by-blow account of the March 8–9 fighting at Hampton Roads can be considered among the finest short-form narrative treatments of those events. . . . [It] resides in the top rank of ECW series volumes.” —Civil War Books and Authors “What makes Hughes’s account so engrossing is that it is written in much the way as a novel.” —Civil War News
American Civil War
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
American Civil War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with United States categories.
Duel Of The Ironclads
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2003-03-11
Duel Of The Ironclads written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-11 with History categories.
Previously published in three separate volumes as Campaign 103: Hampton Roads 1862, New Vanguard 41: Confederate Ironclad 1861-65 and New Vanguard 45: Union Monitor 1861-65. When the ironclad USS Monitor steamed out to meet the CSS Virginia on 9 March 1862, the face of naval warfare was changed forever. A four-hour duel left neither ship victorious, but in the wake of the battle wooden warships were rendered obsolete. This book details the clash at Hampton Roads, as well as tracing the development of ironclads within the Union and Confederate fleets. Union ironclads evolved quickly from the time of the production of the Monitor, so that by the end of the war the US Navy possessed the most powerful artillery afloat. The Confederate fleet, meanwhile, was born out of the hulks of existing vessels in naval yards and backwaters within sight of the enemy - its very existence was a tribute to the ingenuity of Southern shipbuilders.
A History Of Ironclads
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Author : John V. Quarstein
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2006
A History Of Ironclads written by John V. Quarstein and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
One of history's greatest naval engagements, the Battle of Hampton Roads, occurred on March 8 and 9, 1862. On the first morning, the Confederate ironclad the CSS Virginia, formerly known as the Merrimack, sank two Union wooden warships, proving the power of the armored vessels over the traditional sailing ships. The next morning, the Virginia engaged the Union ironclad USS Monitor to a draw in a battle that significantly altered naval warfare. It was the first engagement between ironclads and ushered in a new era of warship construction and ordnance. The 25, 000 sailors, soldiers and civilians who witnessed the battle knew then what history would soon confirm: wars waged on the waters would never be the same. The seemingly invincible Monitor and Virginia were experimental ships, revolutionary combinations of new and old technology, and their clash on March 9, 1862, was the culmination of over 2, 000 years of naval experience. The construction and combat service of ironclads during the Civil War were the first in a cascade of events that influenced the outcome of the war and prompted the development of improved ironclads as well as the creation of new weapons systems, such as torpedoes and submarines, needed to counter modern armored warships.
The First Iron Clad Naval Engagement In The World
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Author : Ellsberry Valentine White
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
The First Iron Clad Naval Engagement In The World written by Ellsberry Valentine White and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Hampton Roads (Va.), Battle of, 1862 categories.