United States Ram Fleet
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The United States Ram Fleet was a specialized Union Civil War naval unit composed of reinforced steamships designed to sink or disable Confederate vessels through ramming tactics on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War riverine fleet
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Union naval unit ⓘ ram ship flotilla ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1862
ⓘ
1863 ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations | Mississippi River tributaries ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
modified civilian steamers
ⓘ
reinforced bows for ramming ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Memphis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ operations on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| formed | 1862 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneered organized use of ram tactics in U.S. river warfare ⓘ |
| laterControl | Mississippi Marine Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| navalWarfareType | riverine warfare ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Alfred W. Ellet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Ellet Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | Union control of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| opponent |
Confederate River Defense Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedForce | Confederate river gunboats ⓘ |
| partOf | Union efforts to split the Confederacy along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to disable Confederate vessels
ⓘ
to sink Confederate vessels ⓘ |
| role |
blockade and patrol on inland waters
ⓘ
riverine assault force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | reinforced steamship ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| tactic |
disabling Confederate ships by collision
ⓘ
ramming enemy vessels ⓘ |
| technology | steam propulsion ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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