USS Atlanta (1861)
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Atlanta was a casemate ironclad that served in the Confederate and Union Navies during the American Civil War. She was converted from a British-built blockade runner named Fingal by the Confederacy af
A sepia wash drawing of CSS Atlanta by R.G. Skerrett
One of Atlanta's 7-inch Brooke rifles in the Washington Navy Yard
Commander William A Webb of the Atlanta
Midshipman and Acting Master's Mate Frank Beville of the Atlanta in uniform
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
USS Atlanta (1861)
…Confederacy after she made one run to Savannah, Georgia. After several failed attempts to attack Union blockaders, the ship was captured by two Union monitors in 1863 when she ran aground. Atlanta was floated off, repaired, and rearmed, serving in the Union Navy for the rest of the war. She spent most of her…
USS Monitor, the first monitor (1861)
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
Huáscar anchored in the harbour at Talcahuano