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USS Weehawken (1862)

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during a moderate gale early on the morning of 6 December. Suddenly, the ironclad signalled for assistance and appeared to observers ashore to be sinking. Attempts to beach the vessel failed, and she sank bow first five minutes later in 30 ft (9.1 m) of water. A court of inquiry found that
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had recently taken on a considerable amount of heavy ammunition in her forward compartments. This change excessively reduced her forward freeboard, causing water to rush down an open hawsepipe and hatch during the storm. As the bow sank, and the stern rose, water could not flow aft to the pumps and
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now took aim at Fort Sumter, pounding it to rubble during two separate bombardments on 23 August and 1–2 September. Admiral Dahlgren demanded Sumter's surrender on 7 September and ordered
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commenced firing at 05:15 and ceased a quarter of an hour later when the Confederate vessel surrendered. With only five shots, Rodgers blew the roof off
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installations in Charleston harbor. The attack failed miserably, and the fleet withdrew after only 40 minutes. During the action,
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resumed operations against Confederate strongholds in and around Charleston harbor. On 10–11 July, Union ironclads
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repaired at Port Royal until 4 October, then returned to Charleston for routine patrol duty in the harbor.
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Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862
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1 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore gun, 1 × 11 in (280 mm)
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shelling Fort Moultrie. Photograph taken from ramparts of Fort Sumter
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in having less deck overhang and a rounded lower hull. This enabled
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for minor repairs, leaving on 1 February in tow of screw steamer
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which ran hard aground only moments after entering the sound.
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grounded, taking concentrated gunfire from Fort Moultrie and
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led the Union fleet in the first major naval assault against
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headed for sheltered waters; but Rodgers pressed on in
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Conway Maritime Press. p. 120. 1385: 981: 876: 419:ironclads differed from the original 47: 2337:Shipwrecks of the American Civil War 2342:Maritime incidents in December 1863 189:1 × Ericsson vibrating lever engine 13: 397:South Atlantic Blockading Squadron 167:10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) 14: 2358: 802: 616:shelled Confederate batteries at 2332:Shipwrecks of the Carolina coast 809: 755: 460:took 59 hits and had a torpedo ( 49: 28: 749: 522:and pierced the grounded ram's 108:Sunk at anchor, 6 December 1863 1218:Ocean-going casemate ironclads 1008:Ironclads of the United States 780:Additional technical data from 730: 475:as commander of the squadron. 391:on 18 January 1863, bound for 244:3–5 in (7.6–12.7 cm) 140:1,173 long tons (1,192 t) 1: 771:. The entry can be found 724: 622:Morris Island, South Carolina 212:(5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) 1287:Never-commissioned ironclads 7: 1153:Riverine casemate ironclads 10: 2363: 443:Charleston, South Carolina 393:Port Royal, South Carolina 332: 15: 2312:Ships built in New Jersey 2272: 2056: 1421: 1332: 1286: 1240: 1217: 1152: 1119: 1063:River and harbor monitors 1062: 1013: 966: 888: 817:American Civil War portal 783:Gardiner, Robert (1979). 681:on Morris Island. There, 628:amphibious landing under 112: 42: 27: 562:returned to Port Royal. 350:Zeno Secor & Company 220:75 officers and enlisted 148:200 ft (61 m) 2322:Ships of the Union Navy 1333:Miscellaneous ironclads 503:weighed anchor to meet 346:Jersey City, New Jersey 262:1 in (2.5 cm) 253:11 in (28 cm) 113:General characteristics 2307:Passaic-class monitors 1241:Commissioned ironclads 714:the vessel foundered. 590: 589:Death of the Weehawken 582: 471:replaced Rear Admiral 344:on 5 November 1862 at 329: 306:. She was named after 159:46 ft (14 m) 2347:Weehawken, New Jersey 588: 568: 544:. He was promoted to 528:Secretary of the Navy 484:Wassaw Sound, Georgia 473:Samuel Francis DuPont 403:coast on 20 January. 316: 308:Weehawken, New Jersey 1755:G. L. Brockenborough 1120:Ocean-going monitors 395:, and duty with the 356:on 18 January 1863, 92:Ms. Nellie Cornstock 1780:Margaret and Jessie 859:32.7157°N 79.8903°W 855: /  825:navsource.org: USS 1844:Pride of the Yarra 833:hazegray.org: USS 633:Quincy A. Gillmore 591: 583: 330: 304:American Civil War 300:United States Navy 2294: 2293: 1379: 1378: 975: 974: 864:32.7157; -79.8903 704:lay anchored off 630:Brigadier General 375:. 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Index

USS Weehawken

Passaic-class
ironclad
monitor
o/a
ihp
Martin boilers
kn
Dahlgren gun
Turret
Deck
Passaic-class
ironclad
monitor
United States Navy
American Civil War
Weehawken, New Jersey

CSS Atlanta
launched
Jersey City, New Jersey
Zeno Secor & Company
commissioned
Captain
John Rodgers
Monitor
Iroquois
Boardman
New York

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