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Published by William H. Rease, USA 1863
- Art Print
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaAlexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
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USS New Ironsides was a broadside ironclad United States Civil War ship. It was built in 1861 by Merrick & Sons at the C.H. and W.H. Cramp shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the last and largest of an initial group of three ocean-going ironclads ordered to meet the needs of the Civil War. Launched on May 10, 1862, it was co…mmissioned in August that year. Following a lengthy fitting-out period, New Ironsides joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron on January 1863. New Ironsides operated in support of the blockade of Charleston, South Carolina for the rest of the year, and took part in several attacks on the Confederate fortifications protecting the city. New Ironsides boasted a heavy broadside battery of eight heavy guns on each side which, in addition to her armor protection, made her uniquely valuable for bombardment actions. , Image Size : 420x625 (mm), 16.54x24.61 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 498x658 (mm), 19.61x25.91 (Inches), Heavy guasch hand coloring, Lithograph Good, with some skillful restorations.
