Category: secession war

Kōtetsu (1864) Japanese Ironclad 1862-1888. The twisted origins of the first Japanese Ironclad The “ship with five lives” Kotetsu was…

USS Spuyten Duyvil (1864) Union Navy The first USN Torpedo Boat After suffering against Confederate use of the torpedo, the…

USS Monitor (1862) Union Navy First of the name & defining a type: The Monitor The USS Monitor is not…

Union Navy USS New Ironsides after reconstruction in 1864 The American sea-going ironclad (1862-66) The USS New ironsides was the…

Confederate Navy CSS David The confederacy, always trying to wage a potent naval warfare with its limited resources, tried several…

Confederate Navy CSS Savannah CSS Savannah was part of the larger Richmond-class, one of the two classes or casemate ironclad…

Confederate Navy CSS Fredericksburg Born in Richmond The CSS Fredericksburg was born in Richmond, between 1862 and 1863, and was…

Union Navy USS Unadilla, lead ship of the ’90 days’ schooners The “90 days schooners”. Soon, during civil war, the…

Union Navy A turtleback Union Turret Ironclad Ram The Union warship known as Keokuk was born USS Moodna, built on…

Union Navy USS Alligator The first operational USN submersible The real first military submarine ever buit by an American was…