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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:armament
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13 guns
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gptkbp:armor
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iron plating
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gptkbp:artistic_influence
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later ironclad ships
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gptkbp:beam
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50 ft
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:City-class_ironclad
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Charles_H._Davis
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Union_Navy
1862
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gptkbp:community_engagement
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attracts historians and tourists
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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partially restored
underwater archaeology
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:M._H._Mc_Clintock
gptkb:James_B._Eads
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gptkbp:contribution
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to naval warfare tactics.
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gptkbp:crew
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approximately 150
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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symbol of naval innovation
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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featured in documentaries
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1862
1863
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:river
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,200 tons
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gptkbp:draft_year
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6 ft
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gptkbp:education
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teaches about Civil War naval technology
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gptkbp:engagements
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multiple naval engagements
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:Vicksburg_National_Military_Park
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gptkbp:exhibits
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gptkb:National_Civil_War_Museum
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk by torpedo
raised and preserved as a museum
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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extensive records exist
artifacts recovered from wreck
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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influenced naval design
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gptkbp:historical_period
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Civil War Era
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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important Civil War artifact
one of the first ironclads used in combat
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Cairo
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Monitor_and_Merrimack
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gptkbp:launched
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1861
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gptkbp:legacy
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remains a subject of study
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gptkbp:length
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175 ft
175 feet
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
gptkb:Vicksburg_National_Military_Park
underwater in the Yazoo River
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gptkbp:losses
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1862
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gptkbp:maintenance
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conducted in the 1960s
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Memphis
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first ship sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo
first ironclad warship sunk by enemy action
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Union_Navy
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gptkbp:production_years
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1861-1862
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:research_interest
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ongoing archaeological studies
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Yazoo_River
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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1862
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gptkbp:role
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riverine warfare
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_St._Louis
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gptkbp:speed
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9 knots
about 6 knots
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gptkbp:technology
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ironclad hull
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gptkbp:year_created
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gptkb:1964
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Akira-class_starship
gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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