USS Rhode Island (1860)
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USS Rhode Island was a fast sidewheel supply ship and later armed cruiser which served in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was the first ship of the Navy to bear the name.
USS Rhode Island anchored off Newport, Rhode Island, in 1866
Engraving of Monitor sinking
USS Monitor
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USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, becoming the first such ship commissioned by the Navy. Monitor played a
USS Rhode Island (1860)
…Eagle was purchased by the Navy and commissioned as the supply ship USS Rhode Island. In this capacity, Rhode Island was towing the historic ironclad USS Monitor to New York in 1862 when the latter vessel sank in a gale off Cape Hatteras; six of Rhode Island's crew were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions…
A drawing of Monitor at sea
John Ericsson designed Monitor.
Model of Monitor
Inboard plans of Monitor