USS Weehawken

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Atlantic_Blockading_Squadron
gptkbp:active_years 1862-1865
gptkbp:approves gptkb:None
gptkbp:armament 2 × 11 in (280 mm) guns
gptkbp:armor Iron plating
gptkbp:class gptkb:technology
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_M._B._Clitz
gptkbp:commissioned 1862
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Continental_Iron_Works
gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkbp:crew approximately 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1865
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:famous_for Ironclad warship design
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
Sold for scrap
gptkbp:final_standings gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_period Civil War Era
gptkbp:historical_significance First ironclad warship to engage in battle
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Borough
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Weehawken
gptkbp:influences Inspired future ironclad designs
gptkbp:launched 1862
gptkbp:legacy Pioneered ironclad naval warfare
gptkbp:length 252 ft (77 m)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:None
gptkbp:notable_achievement Participated in naval blockades
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Forts_Jackson_and_St._Philip
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operational_area Southern United States waters
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:propulsion Steam engine
gptkbp:released Sold for scrap in 1869
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:American_Civil_War
1865
gptkbp:services gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:significant_event Engaged in multiple naval battles
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Monitor
gptkbp:type gptkb:starship
gptkbp:year Scrapped in 1869