USS New Ironsides
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USS New Ironsides was a powerful Union ironclad warship of the American Civil War, renowned for its heavy armor and effective bombardment in major coastal operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union warship
ⓘ
broadside ironclad ⓘ steam-powered ironclad warship ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| armament |
8-inch Parrott rifles
ⓘ
XI-inch Dahlgren smoothbore guns ⓘ broadside battery of heavy guns ⓘ |
| armorThickness | up to about 4.5 inches of iron ⓘ |
| armorType | iron armor plating ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Confederate spar-torpedo boat CSS David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | about 57 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Merrick & Sons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 21 August 1862 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | combination of wood and iron ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 400–450 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfAttack | 5 October 1863 ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 16 December 1866 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1865 ⓘ |
| designedAs | ocean-going armored frigate ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 4,120 long tons ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed by accidental fire ⓘ |
| homePortDuringWar | various South Atlantic Blockading Squadron bases ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wooden hull ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1861 ⓘ |
| launched | 10 May 1862 ⓘ |
| length | about 232 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | USS Ironsides (Constitution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most powerful Union ironclads
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durability under fire ⓘ effective coastal bombardment ⓘ heavy armor protection ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| orderedBy | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Battle of Charleston Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Battle of Fort Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ Union blockade of Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ bombardment of Fort Sumter NERFINISHED ⓘ operations against Charleston defenses ⓘ |
| placeOfDestruction | League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
sail rig
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steam engine ⓘ |
| resultOfAttack | damaged but not sunk ⓘ |
| role |
blockade enforcement
ⓘ
coastal bombardment ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| squadronAssignment | South Atlantic Blockading Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Atlantic coast of the Confederate States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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