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- USS St. Louis, and USS Es****) under Foote's direct command, and three timberclad gunboats (USS Conestoga, USS Tyler, and USS Lexington) under Lt. Seth...
- A timberclad warship is a kind of mid 19th century river gunboat. They were based upon a similar design as ironclad warships but had timber in place of...
- were largely unsuccessful against Union ironclads. The Union Navy used timberclads, tinclads, and armored gunboats. Shipyards in Cairo, Illinois, and St...
- The third USS Lexington was a timberclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Lexington was built as a sidewheel steamer at...
- as**** to attack the fortifications on land, while two ironclads and two timberclads attacked the fort from the river. During the fighting, a Confederate...
- casemate ironclad USS Pittsburgh City class casemate ironclad USS Lexington timberclad USS Moose sternwheel steamer USS Ouachita sidewheeler steamer USS Nyanza...
- timberclad warships were convincingly outclassed by the newer ironclad warships, and it would be one of the last naval engagements to see timberclad warships...
- along with the ****istance of Captain Seth Ledyard Phelps and his fleet of timberclad warships, moved against Fort Donelson on the ****berland River. Hoping...
- S. Navy gunboats were used by Grant in the battle. These boats were timberclads—their armor was five inches (13 cm) thick oak wood. The USS Tyler was...
- 1862–63. (Ex CSS) USS General Price off Baton Rouge, LA, January 18, 1864 Timberclad warship Ironclad warship Blair, Jayne (2006). The Essential Civil War:...