Union Monitor 1861-65 - Konstam Angus
Union Monitor 1861-65 - Konstam Angus The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, and its profile has made it one of the most easily recognised warships of all time. By the end of the year a…
Specifikacia Union Monitor 1861-65 - Konstam Angus
Union Monitor 1861-65 - Konstam Angus
The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, and its profile has made it one of the most easily recognised warships of all time. By the end of the year a powerful squadron of monitor vessels protected the blockading squadrons off the Southern coastline, and were able to challenge Confederate control of her ports and estuaries. Following her inconclusive battle with the Confederate ironclad Virginia the production of Union monitors was accelerated.
This book covers the design, development and operational history of the Union's Monitor fleet. Further technological advancements were included in subsequent monitor designs, and by the end of the war the US Navy possessed an powerful modern coastal fleet, carrying the most powerful artillery afloat.