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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battleship
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gptkbp:armament
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cannons
10 guns
ten guns
two 7-inch rifled guns
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gptkbp:armor
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4 inches
up to 24 inches
iron plating
up to 4 inches
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Hampton_Roads
Virginia state
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkb:Battle_of_Drewry's_Bluff
May 1862
March 8, 1862
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Gideon_Welles
gptkb:Norfolk_Navy_Yard
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gptkbp:built
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkb:Norfolk_Navy_Yard
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gptkbp:captain
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gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
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gptkbp:captures
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gptkb:USS_Merrimack
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Virginia-class_ironclad
gptkb:battleship
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
1861
February 1862
March 8, 1862
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
gptkb:USS_Merrimack
USS Merrimack hull
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gptkbp:construction_material
|
gptkb:USS_Merrimack
gptkb:Iron_Age
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gptkbp:construction_started
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1861
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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320
approximately 300
approximately 40 men
320 men
crew of 320
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gptkbp:decommissioned
|
1862
1865
May 1862
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:USS_Congress
gptkb:USS_Cumberland
May 11, 1862
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gptkbp:defending_champion
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Southern ports
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gptkbp:defense_mechanism
|
ram bow
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gptkbp:design
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steam-powered
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gptkbp:design_feature
|
revolving turret
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gptkbp:designated_as
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flagship of the Confederate Navy
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:John_Mercer_Brooke
gptkb:James_Buchanan_Eads
gptkb:John_L._Porter
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gptkbp:displacement
|
1,600 tons
3,500 tons
3,200 tons
4,000 tons
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|
gptkbp:engaged_in
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gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
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|
gptkbp:engagement
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March 8, 1862
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gptkbp:engagements
|
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
multiple naval battles
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|
gptkbp:engine_type
|
gptkb:railway
|
|
gptkbp:famous_for
|
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
its role in naval history
first battle between ironclad warships
its ram bow
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gptkbp:fate
|
sunk
scuttled
scuttled in 1865
sunk by her crew
scuttled by her crew
scuttled by Confederate forces
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gptkbp:final_match_date
|
March 8, 1862
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gptkbp:first_introduced
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ironclad technology
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gptkbp:fought_against
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gptkb:USS_Monitor
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gptkbp:fought_in
|
gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
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|
gptkbp:founded_in
|
gptkb:military_technology
naval technology
|
|
gptkbp:had_a_ram_bow_for
|
attacking enemy ships
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|
gptkbp:has_tradition
|
April 1862
|
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gptkbp:historical_event
|
gptkb:Civil_War
Civil War naval battles
first clash of ironclads
|
|
gptkbp:historical_figures
|
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
|
|
gptkbp:historical_impact
|
changed naval warfare forever
changed naval tactics
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
|
symbol of Confederate naval power
symbol of Confederate innovation
|
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gptkbp:historical_period
|
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historical_role
|
pioneering ironclad warfare
|
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gptkbp:historical_significance
|
first ironclad warship to engage in battle
first battle between ironclad warships
Symbol of Confederate naval power
first ironclad used in combat
first ironclad warship commissioned by the Confederacy
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gptkbp:home_port
|
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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CSS Virginia
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gptkbp:influenced
|
future naval designs
future warship designs
|
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gptkbp:innovation
|
warship design
|
|
gptkbp:inspiration
|
gptkb:HMS_Warrior
|
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gptkbp:invention
|
future ironclad designs
|
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gptkbp:is_a
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gptkb:battleship
|
|
gptkbp:is_a_representation_of
|
Confederate resilience
|
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gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of
|
Confederate naval power
|
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:Union_Navy
|
|
gptkbp:is_equipped_with
|
cannons
|
|
gptkbp:is_studied_in
|
gptkb:military_history
|
|
gptkbp:is_targeted_at
|
gptkb:USS_Cumberland
|
|
gptkbp:is_threatened_by
|
Union blockades
|
|
gptkbp:key_event
|
gptkb:the_American_Civil_War
|
|
gptkbp:key_player
|
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ironclads
the Battle of Hampton Roads
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gptkbp:launched
|
1861
March 8, 1861
February 17, 1861
|
|
gptkbp:launched_in
|
1861
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
gptkb:the_Confederate_Navy
influenced naval design
symbol of Confederate innovation
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gptkbp:length
|
275 feet
276 feet
263 feet
|
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gptkbp:location
|
gptkb:Hampton_Roads,_Virginia
|
|
gptkbp:location_of_construction
|
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
|
|
gptkbp:mission
|
Attack Union blockade ships
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gptkbp:nickname
|
gptkb:Merrimack
|
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gptkbp:notable_artifact
|
the Civil War era
|
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gptkbp:notable_battle
|
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ironclads
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
|
Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan
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gptkbp:notable_contributor
|
the development of modern navies
|
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gptkbp:notable_event
|
gptkb:Battle_of_Ironclads
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkb:American_Civil_War
the history of naval warfare
Monitor vs. Virginia
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gptkbp:notable_examples
|
military engineering
ironclad warfare
|
|
gptkbp:notable_feature
|
ram bow
ironclad hull
iron armor
|
|
gptkbp:notable_ships
|
history of naval warfare
|
|
gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
|
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gptkbp:operational_period
|
1861-1862
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|
gptkbp:opponent
|
gptkb:USS_Monitor
|
|
gptkbp:part_of
|
gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
|
|
gptkbp:participated_in
|
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
|
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gptkbp:primary_role
|
gptkb:naval_warfare
|
|
gptkbp:product
|
naval innovation
Confederate engineering efforts
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|
gptkbp:propulsion
|
screw propeller
|
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:None
gptkb:USS_Merrimack
gptkb:USS_Virginia_(BB-13)
gptkb:CSS_Richmond
|
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gptkbp:resting_place
|
gptkb:James_River
gptkb:Elizabeth_River
|
|
gptkbp:retired
|
1862
|
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gptkbp:role
|
gptkb:naval_warfare
|
|
gptkbp:served_in
|
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
|
gptkbp:significance
|
pioneered naval warfare
|
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gptkbp:sister_ship
|
gptkb:CSS_Louisiana
gptkb:None
|
|
gptkbp:speed
|
5 knots
|
|
gptkbp:sunk
|
gptkb:USS_Monitor
gptkb:Union_forces
gptkb:USS_Congress
gptkb:USS_Cumberland
gptkb:USS_Minnesota
May 10, 1862
|
|
gptkbp:targets
|
gptkb:Union_naval_forces
|
|
gptkbp:type
|
gptkb:battleship
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in
|
naval tactics evolution
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_key_element_in_the
|
naval arms race of the 19th century
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_key_factor_in_the
|
evolution of naval combat
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_pivotal_moment_in_the
|
transition to ironclad ships.
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_response_to
|
gptkb:USS_Monitor
gptkb:Union's_Monitor
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_the_introduction_of
|
ironclad ships by the Union
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_technological_advancement_in
|
gptkb:naval_warfare
naval engineering
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for
|
naval warfare history
|
|
gptkbp:was_designed_to_counter
|
Union naval superiority
|
|
gptkbp:was_involved_in
|
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
naval warfare during the American Civil War
|
|
gptkbp:was_involved_in_naval_warfare_during
|
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
|
gptkbp:was_involved_in_the_blockade_of
|
Union ships
|
|
gptkbp:was_involved_in_the_first_battle_between
|
gptkb:ironclads
|
|
gptkbp:was_involved_in_the_first_battle_between_ironclads
|
in history
|
|
gptkbp:was_involved_in_the_first_clash_of
|
ironclads in history
|
|
gptkbp:was_involved_in_the_sinking_of
|
gptkb:USS_Congress
|
|
gptkbp:was_part_of
|
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkb:Virginia_class_of_warships
Confederate Navy's strategy
|
|
gptkbp:was_part_of_the_naval_battle_at
|
gptkb:Hampton_Roads
|
|
gptkbp:was_scuttled_in
|
1862
1865
|
|
gptkbp:was_the_first_ironclad_to_engage
|
another ironclad
|
|
gptkbp:was_the_first_ironclad_to_engage_in_battle
|
in history
|
|
gptkbp:was_ultimately_destroyed_by
|
its own crew
|
|
gptkbp:width
|
52 feet
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkb:Confederation_Navy
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
gptkb:USS_Merrimack
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
4
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