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CSS Albemarle was a steam-powered casemate ironclad ram of the Confederate Navy (and later the second Albemarle of the United States Navy), named for an estuary in North Carolina which was named for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original Carolina Lords Proprietor.
CSS Albemarle – okręt pancerny Skonfederowanych Stanów Ameryki (CSA), a następnie drugi okręt o nazwie USS „Albemarle” US Navy. Nazwany został od miasta i cieśniny w Karolinie Północnej , które z kolei wzięły nazwę od generała George’a Moncka , pierwszego księcia Albemarle i jednego z pierwszych lordów-protektorów kolonii.
25 sie 2016 · Stories. CSS Albemarle: Confederate Ironclad in the American Civil War. An unstoppable confederate war machine -- Albemarle -- finally meets its match against Union raiders. by HistoryNet Staff 8/25/2016. CSS Albemarle at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, after salvage, circa 1865. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph)
3 cze 2020 · On May 5,1864, CSS Albemarle stood out from the Roanoke River and steamed south into its namesake sound. The ironclad was accompanied by two wooden gunboats, CSS Cotton Plant and CSS Bombshell. Cooke sighted the Union squadron in the Albemarle Sound off Sandy Point, and steamed toward them.
Civil War | Primary Source. The Destruction of the Albemarle. From Battles and Leaders Vol. IV. Sinking of the CSS Albemarle. Naval History and Heritage Command. By William B. Cushing. In September, 1864, the Government was laboring under much anxiety in regard to the condition of affairs in the sounds of North Carolina.
4 cze 2020 · Cushing’s plan was to steam up to CSS Albemarle and detonate the spar torpedo beneath the ram’s hull — a dangerous and daring plan, indeed. The trip from New York down to the North Carolina sounds resulted in the loss of Picket Boat No. 2.
CSS Albemarle (1864-1864) CSS Albemarle , a relatively small ironclad ram, was built at Edwards Ferry, North Carolina. Commissioned in April 1864 under the command of Commander J.W. Cooke , CSN, she almost immediately went into action. On 19 April 1864, Albemarle attacked U.S. ships off Plymouth, N.C., sinking USS Southfield and driving away ...
