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Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval Warfare from 1855 to 1895 By Herbert Wrigley Wilson
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Sulina - Page 293
miles from the coast, to make certain that the Turks were not cruising off shore, Lieutenant Makaroff went on to Sulina, where the boats were dropped. ...
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Vicksburg - Page 71
But on reaching the Mississippi, without any hesitation she headed for Vicksburg past the.
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Braila - Page 290
The Russians left Braila in single file, and in this order proceeded till they came in sight of the Turks. Hitherto they had kept inshore, ...
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Iquique - Page 331
The battle of Angamos is as noteworthy as the battle of Iquique for the heroism displayed by the beaten side. It was fought at very c-lose quarters, ...
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Kiel - Page 270
The German naval ports were Wilhelmshaven and Kiel. The former had been acquired by Prussia from Oldenburg; it stands upon the western side of the ...
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Pilcomayo - Page 332
On November i5th, the Huascar went to sea under the Chilian flag, and a little later the gunboat Pilcomayo was captured, taken to Valparaiso, ...
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Arica - Page 322
The two divisions proceeded first of all to Arica, where the Huascar was supposed to be lying. Torpedo boats were sent in advance to attack her there, ...
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Charleston - Page 104
was built at Mobile, and brought overland to Charleston. She had lateral fins by which she could be raised or submerged, and ballast tanks to lighten ...
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Sumter - Page 145
Sumter could get away. She chose her opportunity well. The Brooklyn had steamed some eight miles to the westward of the Mississippi mouth, ...
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Savannah - Page 90
earthworks; she was despatched to attack Fort McAllister in Ossabaw Sound, near Savannah, and her commander was also instructed to destroy the cruiser ...
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Tamandaré - Page 262
After this it will not startle us to hear that a fort at Itaipuru, near the junction of the Parana and Paraguay, delayed Tamandaré weeks, ...
more pages: 263
Toulon - Page 280
Her line of communication between Toulon and Algeria was never threatened. In the second place, the mere menace of a French expedition to the Baltic, ...
more pages: 219 275
Taranto - Page 229
He was under the impression that the bulk of the Italian fleet was still at Taranto, and hoped to meet its ironclads coming round one by one to Ancona ...
more pages: 214
Antofagasta - Page 321
The Huascar, in spite of her injuries, did not directly return to port, but cruised down the coast next day, and off Antofagasta exchanged shots with ...
more pages: 322
Itasca - Page 128
Kennebec, Port Royal, and Itasca, which had now been freed from the heavier ships; but a heavy squall came on and in some degree hindered the pursuit. ...
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New Orleans - Page 200
If the prize were sailing from New York to New Orleans it could not matter, as it would be possible for the goods to be re-exported and shipped to ...
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Cairo - Page 68
The Mound City was repaired at Cairo, and the Cincinnati' raised and put in order. After this attack the Federals provided themselves with faster ...
more pages: 37
Brest - Page 210
Off Brest we should have the same difficulty in finding a base, as the French coast defences in this direction are carefully planned.
more pages: 278
Manassas - Page 41
A smaller and stranger craft was the little Manassas, designed expressly for ramming; a tug-boat, cut down to the water line, and protected by ...
more pages: 49
Dunkirk - Page 276
as far as Dunkirk, and thither she had to run. Had the wind continued longer the supply of coal would have failed, and the ...
more pages: 278
Newport News - Page 18
on seeing the fate of the Cumberland, had set her topsails and jib, and, assisted by the Zouave, had made for the shoal water off Newport News. ...
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Galveston - Page 154
Hoping to intercept it, he steamed across the Gulf of Mexico to Galveston, where the Brooklyn and several other small vessels were maintaining the ...
Pensacola - Page 184
The South, except Norfolk, had not one where ships could be built, as Pensacola was a repairing yard.
Vienna - Page 230
a fresh telegram* told him that the attack upon Lissa had recommenced that morning, he telegraphed to Vienna for leave to act, then summoned his ...
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New York - Page 150
ware she captured and destroyed the United States mail steamer from New York to New Orleans, Electric Spark.* Her presence so close to New York caused ...
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Vigo - Page 278
She ended by being blockaded at Vigo by two French ships, one of which lay in the harbour alongside her, whilst the other cruised off the port. ...
Asuncion - Page 263
The Brazilians, in spite of their injuries, went up to Asuncion, and might have take'n it, but, as usual, e)nly looked and came away'. ...
Liverpool - Page 152
had been drawn to her, and instructions had been sent to the local authorities at Liverpool to detain her till her destination should be ascertained. ...
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Algiers - Page 275
It was possible that it might be steaming south to intercept the line of communication between Toulon and Algiers, and, the'rt'fore, it was judged ...
Atlanta - Page 180
difficult to get them thence to Richmond, or even to Atlanta. The port could not be blockaded, as it stood on Mexican ...
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Nashville - Page 90
she was despatched to attack Fort McAllister in Ossabaw Sound, near Savannah, and her commander was also instructed to destroy the cruiser Nashville, ...
Paris - Page 276
gunners to defend Paris, which was threatened by the Germans after Sedan. Henceforward they cruised with diminished crews in two squadrons, ...
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Lancaster - Page 77
The Hartford, Albatross, and Lancaster now proceeded to destroy all the Confederate stores and steamers that they could reach, and inflicted very ...
Belfast - Page 172
Immediately she had gone to sea, the cruisers waiting for her at Holyhead and Belfast would have been warned; the one would have watched the Irish ...
London - Page 173
They should have planted an auxiliary Naval Department in London, placing in its control as many cruisers as could be spared. ...
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St. Augustine - Page 187
To Charleston from Bermuda was 772 miles, to Savannah, 834 miles, and to St. Augustine, 869 miles. The smaller craft and sailing vessels early in the ...
Marseilles - Page 275
During the first few days after the declaration of war, the French troops in Algeria were being busily conveyed to Toulon and Marseilles. ...
Roanoke - Page 14
The Minnesota and Roanoke were of 4500 tons displacement, and had been identical in construction with the Merrimac as she was before her conversion. ...
Portland, Maine - Page 149
party slipped quite unobserved into the important harbour of Portland, Maine, and seized the excise cutter, caleb Cus/zing, which was at anchor there. ...
Glasgow - Page 165
and, having communicated with Lord Russell, orders to detain her were sent down to Scotland. i'he day before they reached Glasgow she was ofT. ...
Norfolk, Virginia - Page 1
The capture of Norfolk, Virginia. however, gave them a dock and some wooden hulls upon which to go to work. Moreover a vast quantity of ordnance had ...
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Southampton - Page 165
\Vhen she arrived at Southampton she found herself under the observation of the Tuscarora. In spite of an ingenious attempt by the latter to avoid the ...
Memphis - Page 68
Fort Pillow having fallen on June 4th, after a vigorous bombardment, next day the Federals steamed down to Memphis. ...
Plymouth - Page 170
Belfast, Holyhead, and Plymouth, ready to start at a word from the American minister, who always obtained full informa-. • Porter. 642. ...
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Gibraltar - Page 216
tore, which fills his despatches to the Italian Minister of Marine, was on her way from Gibraltar, and till she came he felt that he could do nothing. ...
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Rouen - Page 278
The Germans, advancing steadily on land, had occupied Havre, Dieppe, and Rouen, and to prevent them from using these places as bases, ...
York - Page 168
York, intending to steam up Long Island Sound and make a dash at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. There was the wildest alarm at New York, but she never ...
Lisbon - Page 166
She was captured by the Niagara whilst proceeding to Lisbon under a Portuguese charter, and condemned by the United States' prize court. ...
Tuscaloosa - Page 156
Twenty-four prizes fell into his hands, and were all destroyed, with the solitary exception of the Conrad, which, under the name Tuscaloosa, ...
Baton Rouge - Page 69
river with his worn and battered ships—ships built not for service on rivers but to fight at sea—he received the surrender of Baton Rouge and Natchez. ...
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Boston - Page 202
On his arrival at Boston with his prisoners, Wilkes received an extravagant welcome from the Bostonians. Mr. Welles, the Navy Secretary, wrote to him: ...
Moscow - Page 288
In particular Odessa and Sebastopol at the end of the two lines of railway, which link the Black Sea littoral with Moscow and St. ...
Venice - Page 211
An alliance bound these two powers together, and the end of that alliance, from an Italian point of view, was the recovery of Venice. ...
Beaufort, North Carolina - Page 184
Augustine's, Florida; in April, Beaufort, North Carolina: and New Orleans, the latter by Farragut's skill and daring; in May, Norfolk, Virginia, ...
Dover - Page 157
The A'earsarge' at once prepared for sea; her sailors absent on leave were recalled, and Winslow steamed down the Channel, calling first at Dover. ...
Brooklyn - Page 52
The Richmond was detained by the foaming of her boilers, but passed the forts just after they had been roughly handled by the Hartford and Brooklyn. ...
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La Guaira - Page 199
irrying hostile goods, and it was laid down that the voyage from La Guaira to Bilboa wa'. one and continuous. The. United States asserted anti ...
Hartford - Page 39
On February 20th, 5862, he arrived off the mouth of the Mississippi in his flagship, the screw-sloop Hartford. Up to that date the Northern squadron ...
Southfield - Page 108
In the river was Lieutenant Flusser, of the United States Navy, having with him the gunboats Miami and Southfield. ...
Flushing - Page 157
In European waters, off Flushing. lay' the United States' sloop of war, Kearsaree', commanded by Captain Winslow. ...
Miami - Page 108
In the river was Lieutenant Flusser, of the United States Navy, having with him the gunboats Miami and Southfield. ...
Harrow - Page 345
The sailors, sitting down between each round to allow the smoke to clear, watched the practice as keenly as a crowd of spectators an Eton or Harrow ...
Copenhagen - Page 272
Bouët's instructions, dated July 23rd, were as follows: “You will proceed first towards the Sound, whence you will detach the Thetis to Copenhagen, ...
Lima - Page 314
The most flourishing Peruvian towns, with the exception of Callao and Lima, lie in the south, near the nitrate and guano deposits, which are the chief ...
Coquimbo - Page 253
She was on her way' to join Admiral Pare'ja, with despatches and papers of importance' on board, when, off Coquimbo, the Chilian warship, Esmera/da, ...
Markham - Page 323
Distanced as he was by the Peruvians, Riveros held steadily on, not so much in the hope • “Thi.'k and foggy,” say'e Markham. Lieut. ...
Halifax - Page 168
into Halifax, re-coaled there, and returned. She made twenty-nine prizes of which two were released and five bonded; the rest were destroyed. ...
Augusta - Page 281
‘lrminius and Augusta were able to elude the French, this was only what repeated incidents in the American Civil \Var ilad silown to he possible with ...
Milwaukee - Page 134
Milwaukee, a very large monitor; March 29th, the Osage, with a loss of two killed and ten wounded; April 1st, the gunboat Rodoiph, with fifteen killed ...
Cincinnati - Page 38
to reconquer the Mississippi. l'oot(', with the Northern river craft, set to work from the north—from Cairo and from Cincinnati. ...
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Chattanooga - Page 179
t Between east and west—between the Atlantic and the Mississippi valleythere was but one through railroad for some miles west of Chattanooga. ...
Hamburg - Page 226
The Danes were blockading Hamburg, when Tegetthof, with the Austrian frigates Schwarsenburg (48 guns), Radetsky (ii), and the three Prussian gunboats ...
Buenos Aires - Page 259
It took this precious fleet forty-two day's to cove'r tile' distance he'twe'e'n Buenos Aires and the front, a matter of a few ilun(lred miles easy' ...
Corrientes - Page 261
f On the' evartuition of Corrientes, the r na, Oct. 31st, 1863, cro,iiIt'4.I the Parana at Pa'o d P.stria, It was I dent occermd.
Fratesti - Page 289
launches from Kronstadt to Slatina and Fratesti by railj Arrived at these places they were carried on waggons do¿¿ ...
Milan - Page 197
In the past, in 1807, smarting under the Berlin and Milan decrees, we were not too careful of what We' did, and our action to¿s'ards the United ...
Boston, New York - Page 184
t From the outbreak of the war the North had possessed four well'equipped dockyards-¿--Portsmouth, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. ...
Philadelphia - Page 184
t From the outbreak of the war the North had possessed four well'equipped dockyards-¿--Portsmouth, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. ...
Corunna - Page 311
Confederate armoured ram, Stonewall 7ackson bh¿kaded at Corunna, the two Federal unarmoured ships Niagara and ScrmeNto. ...
Bangkok - Page 169
There were also two American ships laid up at Bangkok, one or two at Canton, two or three at Shanghai, one at the Philippines, and one or two in Japan ...
Shanghai - Page 169
There were also two American ships laid up at Bangkok, one or two at Canton, two or three at Shanghai, one at the Philippines, and one or two in Japan ...
Melbourne - Page 167
The Shenandoah, shiIting as best she could, rounded the Cape, making very few prizes, and stood across the Indian Ocean to Melbourne. ...