Virginia-class ironclad

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:armament cannons
gptkbp:armor 2 inches
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkbp:beam 38 feet
gptkbp:class gptkb:Virginia-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
gptkbp:commissioned 1862
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew about 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1865
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Hampton_Roads
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:battle
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:famous_for battle with USS Monitor
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:height 22 feet
gptkbp:historical_impact changed naval warfare
gptkbp:historical_period Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_significance first ironclad warship to engage in battle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia-class ironclad
gptkbp:influenced_by European ironclads
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkbp:launched 1861
gptkbp:legacy influence on naval design
gptkbp:length 84 feet
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkbp:notable_feature iron armor
gptkbp:operational_range coastal waters
gptkbp:operational_status historical
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:CSS_Virginia
gptkbp:propulsion screw propeller
gptkbp:replaced_by modern naval vessels
gptkbp:retired 1865
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ironclads
gptkbp:speed 5 knots
gptkbp:successor Monitor-class ironclad
gptkbp:technology ironclad technology
gptkbp:type gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CSS_Virginia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5