CSS Arkansas Post

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:armament cannons
gptkbp:armor up to 2 inches
gptkbp:associated_with Confederate naval strategy
gptkbp:collects gptkb:Union_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Isaac_N._Brown
gptkbp:commissioned 1862
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
protect Southern waterways
gptkbp:crew approximately 100
gptkbp:decommissioned 1863
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:John_L._Porter
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:first_appearance ironclads in the Civil War
gptkbp:fought_in other Confederate vessels
gptkbp:founder ironclad technology
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance first ironclad to engage in battle on the Mississippi River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CSS Arkansas Post
gptkbp:influenced naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:is_designed_for riverine combat
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
naval skirmishes
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Vicksburg_Campaign
defensive operations
strategic naval battles.
gptkbp:is_known_for its iron armor
gptkbp:is_part_of Confederate naval history
Confederate river defense strategy
gptkbp:is_used_for blockade running
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Mississippi_River_battles
gptkbp:launched 1861
gptkbp:legacy influenced future naval designs
gptkbp:length 165 feet
gptkbp:losses gptkb:river
1863
combat operations
sustaining heavy damage
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Baton_Rouge
gptkbp:notable_feature casemate design
gptkbp:number_built Union blockades
gptkbp:operates_in Mississippi River Delta
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Vicksburg
gptkbp:retired 1863
gptkbp:role river defense
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Western_Theater_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:significance its innovative design
gptkbp:symbol Confederate resistance
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Union_naval_forces
gptkbp:type riverine warship
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Union naval superiority
Union naval blockades
gptkbp:width 50 feet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_USS_Kentucky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5