Author: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
List of members in vols. 1-24, 38-54, 57.
Transactions - The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Author: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
List of members in vols. 1-24, 38-54, 57.
United States Naval Institute Proceedings
Author: United States Naval InstitutePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
United States Naval Institute Proceedings
Author: Journal of the United States Artillery
Author: Tinclads in the Civil War
Author: Myron J. Smith, Jr.Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786435791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. These "tinclads" fought Confederate forces attacking from the riverbanks, provided convoy for merchant steamers, enforced revenue measures, and offered tow, dispatch, and other fleet support services. This history documents the service records and duties of these little-known vessels of the Union fleet.
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Author: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Names and Addresses of the Officers and Members
Author: The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces
Author: The Engineering Index
Author: John Butler JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads
Author: Myron J. Smith, Jr.Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476626804
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns. When war erupted, he used his connections (including a friendship with Abraham Lincoln) to obtain contracts to build three ironclad gunboats for the U.S. War Department--the Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia. Often described as failures, these vessels were active in some of the most fer"documents the life and career of Joseph Brown, a miller and steamboat captain who built three ironclad gunboats for the US War Department"ocious river fighting of the 1863 Vicksburg campaign. After the war, "Captain Joe" became a railroad executive and was elected mayor of St. Louis. This book covers his life and career, as well as the construction and operational histories of his controversial trio of warships.