CSS Arkansas II

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf warship
gptkbp:armament cannons
gptkbp:armor iron plating
casemate
gptkbp:associated_with Confederate_naval_strategy
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkbp:causedBy fire and flooding
gptkbp:commander John_A._Stevenson
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
1862
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:crew approximately 100 men
gptkbp:decommissioned 1863
gptkbp:defeated river
August 6, 1862
gptkbp:design modified from existing designs
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Confederate_States
Battle of Vicksburg
USS Carondelet
gptkbp:historical_significance first ironclad to engage in battle on the Mississippi River
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War Era
American_Civil_War_naval_battles
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Little_Rock,_Arkansas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CSS Arkansas II
gptkbp:impact influenced naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:influenced future ironclad designs
gptkbp:is_part_of Confederate_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:is_used_in riverine warfare
gptkbp:launched 1862
gptkbp:length 200 feet
gptkbp:maintenance after initial damage
gptkbp:notable_event Battle of Memphis
defended_Vicksburg
gptkbp:notablePerson Captain_John_A._Stevenson
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:outflow August 6, 1862
gptkbp:propulsion steam engine
gptkbp:replacedBy CSS Tennessee
gptkbp:retired after sinking
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Mississippi_River_Squadron
gptkbp:services gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:speed 6 knots
gptkbp:type ironclad warship