The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:naval_warfare
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
CSS Alabama sank after the battle
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| gptkbp:alabama's_armament |
equipped with powerful artillery
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| gptkbp:alabama's_construction |
built in 1862
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| gptkbp:alabama's_crew |
trained naval officers
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| gptkbp:alabama's_fate |
sank off the coast of France
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| gptkbp:alabama's_home_port |
gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
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| gptkbp:alabama's_mission |
to disrupt Union shipping
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| gptkbp:alabama's_sinking |
sank on June 19, 1864.
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| gptkbp:alabama's_speed |
slower than Kearsarge
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Alabama: 43 killed
Kearsarge: 14 wounded |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:USS_Kearsarge
gptkb:CSS_Alabama |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
depicted in literature and film
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| gptkbp:date |
June 19, 1864
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| gptkbp:engagement |
decisive battle
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied in naval history courses
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
letters from participants
analysis by historians contemporary accounts of the battle records maintained by the US Navy reports from the battle |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced naval tactics
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
French port of Cherbourg
affected US-British relations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama
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| gptkbp:kearsarge's_armament |
heavily armed with cannons
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| gptkbp:kearsarge's_construction |
built in 1861
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| gptkbp:kearsarge's_crew |
experienced sailors
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| gptkbp:kearsarge's_decommissioning |
decommissioned in 1894
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| gptkbp:kearsarge's_fate |
remained in service until 1894
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| gptkbp:kearsarge's_home_port |
gptkb:New_Hampshire
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| gptkbp:kearsarge's_mission |
to destroy Confederate commerce raiders
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| gptkbp:kearsarge's_speed |
faster than Alabama
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| gptkbp:legacy |
symbol of Union naval power
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cherbourg,_France
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
widely reported in newspapers
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
blockade running
commerce raiding |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
Alabama attempted to escape
Kearsarge used superior firepower |
| gptkbp:notable_ships |
featured ironclad ships
utilized rifled cannons |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
heroic naval engagement
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| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
marked the end of the Alabama's raiding career
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
demonstrated the effectiveness of steam power
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Édouard_Manet
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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