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Cottonclads were a
classification of steam-powered
warships where a
wooden ship was
protected from
enemy fire by
bales of
cotton lining its sides. Cottonclads...
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United States Navy: USS Sumter (1862), the
former CSS
General Sumter, a
cottonclad ram
captured in 1862 USS Sumter (APA-52) (previously AP-97), an attack...
- it
caught the public's attention, and the
boats came to be
called "
cottonclads".
Later in the war, ships'
crews were
often protected from small-arms...
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American Civil War USS Sumter (1862), the
former CSS
General Sumter, a
cottonclad ram
captured in 1862 USS Sumter (APA-52) (previously AP-97), an attack...
- (steamship)
Baltic (tug), a
German emergency tow
vessel CSS Baltic, an iron and
cottonclad sidewheeler ship
built in 1860 HMS
Baltic (1808),
Royal Navy cutter, formerly...
- sloops, and
frigates were
grouped together under the term "cruiser". See "
Cottonclad warship". A type of steam-powered warship, used in the
American Civil...
- in the
Marine Department mainly consisted of
small vessels,
improvised cottonclad warships, and some
captured US Navy ships. The
Department was instrumental...
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Governor Moore twice rammed USS Varuna, and a
third thrust from
another cottonclad forced Varuna aground. Next
attacking USS Cayuga,
Governor Moore exposed...
- than a
frigate and
capable of
transoceanic duty.
cotchel A
partial load.
cottonclad A steam-powered
wooden warship protected from
enemy fire by
bales of cotton...
- observation. This type of ship was
later replaced by the
seaplane carrier.
Cottonclad warships were steam-powered
warships with
bales of
cotton lining as armour...
