CSS Arkansas II

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:armament cannons
gptkbp:armor iron plating
gptkbp:associated_with Confederate naval strategy
gptkbp:beam 40 ft (12 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkbp:built_in gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:captain gptkb:Isaac_N._Brown
gptkbp:class gptkb:Arkansas-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Confederate_Navy
1862
gptkbp:constructed_in Confederate engineers
gptkbp:crew approximately 100
gptkbp:decommissioned 1863
gptkbp:design gptkb:John_L._Porter
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 6 ft (1.8 m)
gptkbp:engaged_in blockade running
gptkbp:engine gptkb:railway
gptkbp:fate abandoned
sunk
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War naval battles
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced naval warfare tactics.
gptkbp:historical_legacy symbol of Confederate naval power
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance first ironclad warship built by the Confederacy
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Little_Rock,_Arkansas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CSS Arkansas II
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:CSS_Virginia
gptkbp:inspired_by European ironclads
gptkbp:launched 1862
gptkbp:length 165 feet
165 ft (50 m)
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Captain_Isaac_N._Brown
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Baton_Rouge
gptkbp:notable_feature ram bow
gptkbp:notable_for ironclad design
gptkbp:operates_in Mississippi River Delta
gptkbp:primary_role riverine warfare
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:railway
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:CSS_Tennessee
gptkbp:retired 1863
gptkbp:revival 1865
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Mississippi_River
1863
gptkbp:service gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkbp:speed 6 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:USS_Essex
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
1863
Union attack
Union bombardment
gptkbp:type gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_USS_Kentucky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5