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CSS Tennessee (1863)
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CSS Tennessee was a casemate ironclad ram built for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. She served as the flagship of Admiral Franklin Buchanan, commander of the Mobile Squadron, after
USS Tennessee in 1865
USS Tennessee in 1865
Lieutenant (later Commander) James D. Johnston, CSN, commander of CSS Tennessee
Lieutenant (later Commander) James D. Johnston, CSN, commander of CSS Tennessee
Monitor (warship)
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A monitor is a type of small warship that is neither fast nor strongly armored but carries disproportionately large guns. Monitors were used by some navies from the 1860s, during the First World War a
CSS Tennessee (1863)
…and wooden gunboats CSS Gaines, CSS Morgan, and CSS Selma, steamed into combat against Admiral David G. Farragut's powerful fleet of four ironclad monitors and 14 wooden steamers. Unable to ram the Union ships because of their superior speed, Tennessee delivered a vigorous fire on the Federals at close…
USS Monitor, the first monitor (1861)
USS Monitor, the first monitor (1861)
HMS Marshal Ney used a surplus 15-inch gun battleship turret.
HMS Marshal Ney used a surplus 15-inch gun battleship turret.
Officers of a Union monitor, probably USS Sangamon, photographed during the American Civil War
Officers of a Union monitor, probably USS Sangamon, photographed during the American Civil War
Huáscar anchored in the harbour at Talcahuano
Huáscar anchored in the harbour at Talcahuano