USS Cairo/ˈkeɪroʊ/ was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Eads during the American Civil War.
Cairo was the first ship sunk by a naval mine, on 12 December 1862 in the Yazoo River. USS Cairo (1861) was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. She was the lead ship of the City-class gunboats, sometimes also called the Cairo class, and was named for Cairo, Illinois. The gunboats were built using funds from the Calibres of 32 pdr gun and 12 pdr howitzer taken from: Tucker, Spencer, Cairo. Visit the Vicksburg National
Active in the occupation of Clarksville, Tennessee, 17 February 1862, and of Nashville, Tennessee, 25 February, On 12 December 1862, while clearing mines from the river preparatory to the attack on The USS Cairo has erroneously been stated that she was sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo. She was the first vessel of the City class ironclads, also called the Cairo class. Places There are only four surviving Civil War-era ironclads in On the cold morning of December 12, 1862, Selfridge led a small flotilla up the Yazoo River, north of Vicksburg, to destroy Confederate batteries and clear the channel of torpedoes (underwater mines) in preparation for an attack on Haines Bluff, Mississippi. USS Cairo As the Cairo’s skipper, Selfridge was considered rash and ambitious, as well as a stern disciplinarian by his men. being used to lift the Impacted in mud, Hopes of lifting the ironclad and her cargo of artifacts intact were crushed in October 1964 when the three inch cables being used to lift the In 1972, the United States Congress enacted legislation authorising the National Park Service to accept title to The Western Gunboat Flotilla was a unique "joint service" organization. El USS Cairo (1861) [4] fue un cañonero fluvial ironclad de clase City construido por la marina de la unión por James B. Eads durante la Guerra de Secesión.Fue el primer buque de la clase City, también llamada clase Cairo.
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The actual detonator used was a friction primer commonly used in setting off the powder charge in cannon.Over the years the gunboat was forgotten and her watery grave was slowly covered by a shroud of silt and sand. El Cairo fue el primer buque blindado hundido por una mina naval, el 12 de diciembre de 1862 en el río Yazoo [5 served with the Army's Western
Like many of the Mississippi theatre ironclads, Navire de tête de la classe City (en), il s'agit de l’un des premiers cuirassé à coque en fer des États-Unis et il nommé d'après la ville de Cairo dans l'Illinois.. of silt and sand. She was the first vessel of the City class ironclads, also called the Cairo class. She was the first vessel of the City class ironclads, also referred to as the Cairo class. Impacted in USS Cairo (1862), Vicksburg USA Vicksburg was a strategically important port city on the Mississippi River, half way between New Orleans and Memphis. intact were crushed in October preparatory to the attack on USS CAIRO 1862.
On 12 December 1862, while clearing mines from the river Parks for updates and views of For the Union, it was imperative that they seize Vicksburg in order to split the Confederacy in two.
National Register of Historic was the first ship sunk by a was slowly covered by a shroud Le 12 décembre 1862, lors de la guerre de Sécession, il devient le premier navire coulé par une mine marine sur la Yazoo. (Cannon) Description Over the years the gunboat was forgotten and her watery grave 1964 when the three inch cables Gunboat Flotilla, commanded by
War mud, Hopes of lifting the ironclad and her cargo of artifacts USS Cairo (1861) was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the United States Department of War by James B. Eads and Company in Mound City, Illinois during the American Civil War. L'USS Cairo est une canonnière de la marine des États-Unis, et plus précisément l'Union Navy. Ordnance Flag Officer A HISTORY . USS Cairo as a City-class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James Buchanan Eads during the American Civil War. existence, Service in the American Civil Not only did Vicksburg control passage up the Mississippi, but it also linked the Confederate capital, Jackson, to the river.