- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- were
largely unsuccessful against Union ironclads. The
Union Navy used
timberclads, tinclads, and
armored gunboats.
Shipyards in Cairo, Illinois, and St...
- was
acquired by the U.S. Army in June 1861 and
converted to a 572-ton "
timberclad"
river gunboat for use by the
Western Gunboat Flotilla, with officers...
-
timberclad warships were
convincingly outclassed by the
newer ironclad warships, and it
would be one of the last
naval engagements to see
timberclad warships...
- as**** to
attack the
fortifications on land,
while two
ironclads and two
timberclads attacked the fort from the river.
During the fighting, a Confederate...
-
along with the ****istance of
Captain Seth
Ledyard Phelps and his
fleet of
timberclad warships,
moved against Fort
Donelson on the ****berland River. Hoping...
- of Brig. Gen.
Ulysses S.
Grant and a
flotilla of
Union ironclads and
timberclad gunboats under the
command of Flag
Officer Andrew Hull
Foote made their...
- 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...
