CSS Richmond
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CSS Richmond was the name ship of her class of six casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed during 1862 the ship was assigned to the James Rive
A wash drawing of Richmond by R. G. Skerrett
Brooke rifle
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The Brooke rifle was a type of rifled, muzzle-loading naval and coast defense gun designed by John Mercer Brooke, an officer in the Confederate States Navy. They were produced by plants in Richmond, V
CSS Richmond
…also carried about 20 to 25 Confederate States Marines in case of a battle that required naval boarding. Richmond was armed with four 7-inch (178 mm) Brooke rifles, one of which was two banded (reinforced at the breech) and the others were single-banded guns. Two of the guns were on pivot mounts at the bow and…
A 7-inch (178 mm) single-banded Brooke rifle captured aboard CSS Atlanta
Drawing of a single-banded Brooke for the CSS Texas
A 8-inch (203 mm) double-banded Brooke rifle
Brooke rifle S96 from Fort Sidney Johnston on display in Jackson, Alabama.