John Mercer Brooke
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John Mercer Brooke was a 19th-century American naval officer and inventor best known for his work in naval ordnance and for designing the ironclad warship CSS Virginia for the Confederate States Navy.
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| John Mercer Brooke canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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naval officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Confederate naval technology
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ironclad warship design ⓘ naval gunnery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| designed |
CSS Virginia
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Confederate ironclad warships ⓘ |
| developed |
Brooke rifle
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deep-sea sounding apparatus used for Atlantic cable surveys ⓘ |
| employer |
Confederate States Navy
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Military Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
naval engineering
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naval ordnance ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| givenName |
John
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Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
designing the ironclad CSS Virginia
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developing a deep-sea sounding device ⓘ developing rifled naval guns for the Confederacy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Navy
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| name | John Mercer Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | contributed to laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable through sounding work ⓘ |
| notableWork |
design of the ironclad warship CSS Virginia
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development of naval ordnance for the Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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engineer ⓘ inventor ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Virginia Military Institute ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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