CSS Virginia IV

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:armament cannons
gptkbp:armor up to 4 inches
gptkbp:command_structure part of the Confederate Navy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
gptkbp:commissioned 1861
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Gideon_Welles
gptkbp:construction_material iron and wood
gptkbp:crew approximately 300
gptkbp:decommissioned 1862
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:engagements multiple naval battles
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:famous_for its duel with USS Monitor
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:historical_documentation extensively documented in naval history.
gptkbp:historical_impact changed naval ship design
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance first ironclad warship to engage in battle
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CSS Virginia IV
gptkbp:inspiration European ironclads
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Norfolk_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:launched 1861
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval warfare
gptkbp:length 270 feet
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Drewry's_Bluff
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkbp:notable_feature revolving turret
gptkbp:operational_area 1861-1862
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:USS_Merrimack
gptkbp:propulsion screw propeller
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Hampton_Roads
gptkbp:retirement_year after 1862
gptkbp:reunion rebuilt from the wreck of USS Merrimack
gptkbp:role coastal defense
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Monitor
gptkbp:speed approximately 5 knots
gptkbp:strategic_importance blockade running
gptkbp:successor gptkb:CSS_Virginia_II
gptkbp:type gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Confederate_Navy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_USS_Kentucky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5