CSS Tennessee III

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:armament cannons
gptkbp:armor up to 4 inches
iron plates
gptkbp:casualties few crew members
gptkbp:collects by Union forces
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_A._Parker
gptkbp:commissioned 1864
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:James_Eads
gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:crew approximately 100 men
gptkbp:decommissioned 1865
gptkbp:design Eads design
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:engagements multiple naval battles
gptkbp:engine_type coal-fired steam engine
gptkbp:fate sunk in battle
remains scrapped.
gptkbp:historical_documentation remnants displayed in museums
gptkbp:historical_event documented in naval archives
gptkbp:historical_impact symbol of Confederate naval power
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance first ironclad to engage in battle in the Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CSS Tennessee III
gptkbp:launched 1863
gptkbp:legacy influenced future naval designs
gptkbp:length 200 feet
gptkbp:losses 1864
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:operational_range coastal waters
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:reunion after the war
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:services gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:CSS_Nashville
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:type gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Confederate_Navy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_USS_Kentucky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5