USS Tecumseh

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Atlantic_Blockading_Squadron
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:aired_on August 5, 1864
gptkbp:armament 2
two 15-inch guns
gptkbp:armor ironclad
gptkbp:beam 47 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:caused_by mine explosion
gptkbp:class Monitor class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_W._Philip
gptkbp:commissioned 1864
gptkbp:conservation_efforts wreck site protected by law
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Union_Iron_Works
gptkbp:crew approximately 100
gptkbp:cultural_references featured in historical literature
gptkbp:decommissioned 1865
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 11 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:engagements Mobile Bay operations
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War naval battles
gptkbp:historical_documentation records in naval archives
gptkbp:historical_impact demonstrated effectiveness of ironclads
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance first ironclad warship to be sunk by a mine
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Tecumseh
gptkbp:inspiration Monitor class design
gptkbp:launched 1864
gptkbp:legacy influence on naval warfare
paved the way for future naval designs
gptkbp:length 200 feet
200 feet 4 inches
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Mobile_Bay,_Alabama
August 5, 1864
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:notable_feature revolving turret
gptkbp:notable_ships ironclad warship technology
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:production_years 1862-1864
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:replaced_by modern naval vessels
gptkbp:research_interest marine archaeology
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:role coastal defense
gptkbp:services gptkb:battle
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Manhattan
gptkbp:speed 5 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:starship