modern day. Ironclads are, in fact, ships reinforced, or even made, with iron (hence the name). Modern day officers describe these ships as ‘common battleships’ or ‘old timers’, but about 155 years ago, ironclads were the most powerful and feared warships of the sea. At the time, they were the peak of innovation and revolutionized the ship’s efficiency. The first functional ironclad was made a few years before the Civil War and it was not even made by the Americans. This ship is called La Gloire
made a stable, strong navy a crucial factor of a regime’s longevity. A Depiction of a British Ship of the Line at the Battle of Trafalgar (Turner, The Battle of Trafalgar) Prior to the second half of the 19th century, the premiere style of western warships was little different from the galleons of the Early Modern Era. Perhaps the paragon of 18th and early 19th century shipbuilding was the British ship of the line. A first-rate ship of the line could be equipped with over 100 guns, and a crew of 700-850
John Paul Jones The Bonhomme Richard vs. The HMS Serapis 	John Paul was born in the small fishing village of Arbigland, Scotland on July 6, 1747. To his parents John Paul and Jean MacDuff he was the fourth child. They had seven children but unfortunately all but two died in infancy. The family was originally from Fife but John Paul's father had taken the family and moved to Arbigland where William Craik, the owner of a large estate their had met him and hired him to be his gardener. John Paul
The last battle of the Bismarck changed the tides during World War II. The Bismarck was Germany’s most famous battleship during World War Two, and was sunk on May 27, 1941. The Bismarck had already sunk the battleship HMS Hood before being sunk herself. For many, the end of the Hood and Bismarck symbolized the end of the time when battleships were the dominant force in naval warfare, to be replaced by submarines and aircraft carriers and the advantages these ships gave to naval commanders. The Bismarck
The United States of America has been involved in many different conflicts, foreign and domestic, popular and unpopular, spanning across four centuries and all corners of the globe. From the warm coastal waters of the American homeland to the atolls of the Pacific, from the winding inland rivers of Vietnam to the chokepoint at the Strait of Hormuz, American sailors have valiantly stood up to defend America’s interests at home and abroad. The Navy has had to continuously update its vessels and technologies
The Commanding Officer’s Moral Dilemma United States Military Officers from all services are trained in military tactics, standards, and values. One of the most important lesson they are taught is the health and welfare of their troops. Commanding Officers (COs) hold the lives of thousands of service men and women in their hands, and their decisions directly affect the safety and well-being of subordinates. The moral dilemma to risk the lives of many to save a few, or its opposite, to save the lives
IRONCLADS OF THE CIVIL WAR The book I read is called IRONCLADS OF THE CIVIL WAR. When you think of the Civil War you think of on land battles, but there were also many battles in the water. The Civil War introduced the Ironclads, which are huge ships made of iron with no sails and very destructive. The first built and launched ironclad was in 1855 and it was named the Merrimac. Europe just starting building ironclads and sent her to Norfolk. The Merrimac was still there when Virginia seceded from
The Battle of Hampton Roads was the first battle between ironclad warships. It was a navy battle between the Union Monitor and the Confederate CSS Virginia. This battle was fought on March 8-9, 1862 and lasted two days. The Battle of Hampton Roads is also known as the Battle of Ironclads and the Monitor vs. Merrimack. This took place at Swell’s point, which was a peninsula in Norfolk, Virginia located at the port of Hampton Roads. The Battle of Hampton Roads was fought because the Confederates wanted
American Technological Advancements of the Civil War The Civil War had many large technological advancements that would greatly evolve warfare. The war introduced the first ironclad ships, the first repeating rifles and carbines, and the first metallic rifle and pistol cartridges. The military didn't solely rely on this new technology, however. Older weapons and other tools were still trusted, such as paper cartridges and smoothbore muskets. Before 1860, the government of the United States provided
The powerful Irkalla class warship cruised easily through the vacuum of space, passing by a nearby White dwarf, the glaring white paint upon its blackened hull bearing the words ‘The Sutherland’ came into view as the weaponry along the beaten and bruised craft bristled menacingly yet at the same time with a deadly beauty. As it passed the star, light began to shine through the darkened, grimy windows into large empty halls. Inside, Argyll stirred uneasily in his bed, knocking the sheets off and jolting
A-Plan of the Investigation The focus of this investigation will be on the answering of the question “To what extent did the invention and innovation of new weaponry during the 19th century affected the American Civil War?”. The most prevalent weapons of the time will be described, along with the major weapons manufacturers of the period leading to the Civil War. Multiple military innovations will be looked at and their implications on warfare will be discussed, considering how many weapons were
The Civil War consisted of many legendary battles over the soil of the United and Confederate States of America, which will be retold for generations in history books. Although these land battles were indeed great, the concept of this paper will be the Naval warfare of the Civil War, paying certain attention to the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac. Neither the North nor the South was prepared for Naval activities at the beginning of the war. In order to better prepare the Navy for war
since they had more fleets, warships, resources, and shipyards. The South had less resources, fleets and shipyards than the North had. However, the South’s latest technologies like Ironclads made it easy to use their resources to their fullest potential. Even though ironclads had been introduced in Europe in the 1850’s, the Union Navy's warships were still
warfare. England had the most powerful naval force in the war with its huge number of naval warships it created a blockade cutting off important supplies to Germany. Germany did not like this so they made the U-Boat, a submarined vehicle capable of destroying warships and not being detected while completely submerged under water. U-boats were first launched on January 31, 1917 and destroyed its first 3 warships on March 3. One U-boat destroyed an american cruise liner killing 128 americans leading to
“USS Passaic and USS Montauk for a joint Army-Navy expedition, where she would join the blockade off Charleston.” Aforementioned, the USS Monitor’s river combat features such as the low freeboard and its heavy revolving gun turret made the ironclad warship vulnerable to the high tides of the ocean. On an unfaithful day of 31 December 1862, the USS Monitor, towed by the USS Rhode Island, was taking in a copious amount of water during a heavy storm. Captain John Bankhead of the USS Monitor immediately
through trading Gold from Spain, Ivory, Linen, precious stones, and other valuable minerals from different states. They had a very large number of trading vessels to load these products and carry them from pot to pot. They also had a powerful navy of warships. Like the Roman empire the Carthagean empire acquired dominion over the native races of Africa, the Lydians and the Numidians. These two great states had controls over the small states they made their allies, or members of their confederations. They
As his second term comes to a close, your president is milking his gay agenda for all it’s worth. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the U.S. Navy will bestow its highest honor by naming a warship for former gay rights activist and the first openly gay to be elected to public office as a San Francisco city commissioner, Harvey Milk. The Navy has a longstanding tradition of honoring the most distinguished Americans by naming ships after them. Recently, the Navy bestowed this honor on retired
The Colonel is drinking tea in the safety of his warship. While the Na’vi are struggling to survive the fire and explosions. A close up shot of the Colonel taking a sip of his tea, leaning back with a small grin on his face as he sees the devastation below. Cameron used a close up here to show the facial
Harbor, the main military base, on December 7, 1941. Japan attacked the United States because America was the only country making a serious effort to stop Japan from conquering parts of Asia. The Japanese assumed that if the United States had no warships to block Japan’s progress in defeating Asia, they would succeed in the conquering. The U.S. responded in the opposite way Japan had expected and declared war on Japan which involved them in World War II. The war ended when America dropped two atomic
Question 1 Please explain and justify about Sea Piracy in International Law. Sea Piracy can be define as the people who are involved in the acts of piracy, pirates will steal the cargo and another valuable things from the shipper and that is one of the act of the robbery and violence by the ship or the borne attackers. In international law, Sea Piracy has consist of a seat in the legislation. Universal jurisdiction has highly specialized form of international jurisdiction by the Sea Piracy. Sea Piracy