Captain Semmes

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CSS_Alabama
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1809-11-27
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Charles_County,_Maryland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Magnolia_Cemetery,_Mobile
gptkbp:children Raphael Semmes Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 1877-08-30
gptkbp:descendant Semmes family
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for Commanding the CSS Alabama
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Raphael_Semmes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Captain Semmes
gptkbp:influence Naval history
gptkbp:influenced Naval strategy in the Civil War
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
gptkbp:known_for Naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of Confederate naval resistance
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_achievement Commerce raiding
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Cherbourg
Capture of merchant ships
Battle of the Kearsarge
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:CSS_Alabama
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
gptkbp:predecessor Captain James Iredell
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:CSS_Shenandoah
gptkb:CSS_Florida
CSS Sumter
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:legislation
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Author
gptkb:book_series
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkbp:spouse Mary Ann Semmes
gptkbp:successor Captain John Mc Intosh Kell
gptkbp:wrote Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States