Tennessee-class ironclad

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:activities surrendered after battle
gptkbp:allows limited range
gptkbp:armament cannons
gptkbp:armor up to 4 inches
gptkbp:collects gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:commander Captain James M. Waddell
gptkbp:commissioned 1863
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkbp:construction_material gptkb:item
gptkbp:crew approximately 100 men
naval training required
gptkbp:decommissioned 1864
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:John_L._Porter
gptkbp:displacement approximately 1,000 tons
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:fate surrendered to Union forces
gptkbp:features casemate structure
gptkbp:fighting_style engaged enemy ships
gptkbp:frequency 1863-1864
gptkbp:historical_event documented in naval archives
gptkbp:historical_impact demonstrated ironclad effectiveness
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the last ironclads built by the Confederacy
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tennessee-class ironclad
gptkbp:launched 1863
gptkbp:legacy part of naval history
gptkbp:length approximately 100 feet
gptkbp:material one
gptkbp:notable_battle limited due to late war construction
gptkbp:notable_cards gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_event Naval Battle of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:propulsion steam propulsion
gptkbp:retirement_year scrapped after the war
gptkbp:role coastal defense
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:CSS_Nashville
gptkbp:speed approximately 6 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped
gptkbp:strategic_importance defense of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:type_of casemate ironclad
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CSS_Tennessee_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6