Warship
USS Monadnock (BM-3)
Monadnock crossing the Pacific Ocean during the Spanish-American War. This must have been an âexcitingâ crossing⊠A monadnock of more than 3,100 feet in southern New Hampshire close to the border of Massachusetts; often called Grand Monadnock to distinguish it from Little Monadnock which lies nearby to the east. The second Monadnock, an ironâhulled, twinâscrew, doubleâturreted monitor, was laid down…
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Central-battery ship
Redoutable was a central battery and barbette ship of the French Navy. She was the first warship in the world to use steel as the principal building material.Compared to iron, steel allowed for greater structural strength for a lower weight. France was the first country to manufacture steel in large…
Sailing vessels â Corvettes
Corvette, French around 1800. A warship with a flush deck and a single tier of guns. In the days of sailing ships, corvettes were ship-rigged (square-rigged) and smaller and faster than a frigate. Corvettes were frequently propelled by oars as well as sails. In particular, ships of less than 28…
The Imperfect Art of the Ironclad
C.S.S. Richmond was one of the earliest Confederate ironclads, having been laid down at the Gosport Navy Yard at Norfolk, Virginia, in March 1862, immediately after the completion of the famous C.S.S. Virginia (ex-Merrimack). Richmond was designed by John Luke Porter, who would go on to serve as the Chief…
The âBattlesâ â 1942 Fleet Destroyer
HMS Lagos, photographed as completed, shows the 4in gun just abaft her funnel. HMS Barfleur is shown as completed. Note the 4in gun abaft the funnel, intended solely to fire starshell. It was necessary because otherwise one of the 4.5in mounts would have been dedicated to this purpose. The 4in…
Viking Vessels
The Hedeby 1 and Hedeby 3 Viking ships. DRAWN BY SUNE VILLUM-NIELSEN. THE VIKING SHIP MUSEUM, DENMARK The Viking ship was perfectly adapted to the needs of these hardy adventurers. Swift, with a draught shallow enough to enter rivers and creeks, it gave the Vikings the same advantage of mobility…
Vasa (Swedish Navy, Ship of the Line, 1627)
Swedish ship of the line. Built at Stockholm beginning in 1626 by Henrik Hybertsson on orders of King Gustavus II Adolphus, the Vasa was launched in 1627 and intended as the largest and most elaborately decorated warship in the Swedish navy. A three-masted four-decker, she was rigged with a topsail…