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USS Monitor : an historic ship completes its final voyage /

A hundred and fifty years ago, naval warfare entered a new phase with the introduction of ironclad vessels. On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor, prototype of this new class of warships, fought the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, Virginia, after the Virginia had ravaged the Union fl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Broadwater, John D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A hundred and fifty years ago, naval warfare entered a new phase with the introduction of ironclad vessels. On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor, prototype of this new class of warships, fought the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, Virginia, after the Virginia had ravaged the Union fleet blockading the James River, sinking larger, seemingly more powerful wooden warships in a potent demonstration of the power of an armored, heavily-gunned, steam-powered warship. In the world's first clash between iron-armored warships, Monitor and Virginia exchanged gunfire at close range for nea.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781603447492
1603447490