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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:armament
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cannons
10 guns
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gptkbp:armor
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iron plating
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Virginia state history
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gptkbp:beam
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51 ft
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Merrimack-class_frigate
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gptkbp:collects
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gptkb:Confederate_forces
Union ship
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1861
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Gideon_Welles
gptkb:Norfolk_Navy_Yard
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:300
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gptkbp:current_champion
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gptkb:USS_Monitor
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1862
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:displacement
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3,200 tons
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gptkbp:famous_for
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ironclad warfare
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gptkbp:fate
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scuttled
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gptkbp:garnished_with
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1861
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Civil War naval battles
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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naval records
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Admiral_Franklin_Buchanan
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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naval technology
naval warfare strategy
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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American naval history
first ironclad warship to engage in battle
first ironclad warship to engage another ironclad
first ironclad warship
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Merrimack
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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European naval technology
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_1862
naval combat
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:military_siege
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:starship
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:launched
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1855
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on naval design
pioneering ironclad warfare
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gptkbp:length
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275 feet
275 ft
275 ft (84 m)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hampton_Roads
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:USS_Congress
gptkb:USS_Cumberland
1861
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gptkbp:named_after
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gptkb:CSS_Virginia
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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first successful ironclad engagement
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ironclads
Monitor vs. Merrimack
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gptkbp:notable_event
|
gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
first battle between ironclads
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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ram bow
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
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gptkbp:previous_name
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gptkb:Merrimack
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:renovated
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gptkb:CSS_Virginia
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:CSS_Virginia
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Elizabeth_River
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gptkbp:retired
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1862
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:starship
gptkb:military_siege
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gptkbp:service_years
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1862
1855-1861
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_Minnesota
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gptkbp:speed
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6 knots
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gptkbp:technology
|
ironclad design
|
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gptkbp:type
|
gptkb:starship
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