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Casco-class monitor
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The Casco-class monitor was a unique class of light draft monitor built on behalf of the United States Navy for the Mississippi theatre during the American Civil War. The largest and most ambitious ir
USS Casco on the James River, 1865
USS Casco on the James River, 1865
Diagram of USS Nausett, showing the large wooden "raft" surrounding the iron hull
Diagram of USS Nausett, showing the large wooden "raft" surrounding the iron hull
Detail drawing by Stimers for one of the Casco-class monitors
Detail drawing by Stimers for one of the Casco-class monitors
Ship commissioning
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Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term i
Casco-class monitor
…all the ships of the Casco class had been retired and scrapped or otherwise disposed of. Ships Construction data Ship name Builder Contracted Launched *Commissioned **Completed Turret removed? Renamed Fate USS Casco Atlantic Iron Works, Boston 14 April 1863 7 May 1864 *4 December 1864 Yes Hero, 15 June 1869 Scrapped…
In 1999 the French carrier Charles De Gaulle began her sea trial phase, which identified the need for the flight deck to be extended for the safe oper
In 1999 the French carrier Charles De Gaulle began her sea trial phase, which identified the need for the flight deck to be extended for the safe operation of the E-2C Hawkeye.
Hundreds attend the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan, wife of the ship's namesake, gave
Hundreds attend the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan, wife of the ship's namesake, gave the ship's crew its traditional first order as an active unit of the Navy: "Man the ship and bring her to life."
Crew members and guests salute as the colors are paraded at the decommissioning ceremony of the salvage and rescue ship Grasp
Crew members and guests salute as the colors are paraded at the decommissioning ceremony of the salvage and rescue ship Grasp
Ships may enter preservation as museum ships after being decommissioned, as seen here with USS Wisconsin, on display at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.
Ships may enter preservation as museum ships after being decommissioned, as seen here with USS Wisconsin, on display at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.