Ironclads at war: the origin and development of the armored warship, 1854-1891

820 Pages·1998·6.55 MB·English

by  Jack Greene

Ironclads At War : The Origin and
title: Development of the Armored Warship,
1854-1891
author: Greene, Jack.; Massignani, Alessandro.
publisher: Combined Publishing
isbn10 | asin: 0938289586
print isbn13: 9780938289586
ebook isbn13: 9780585112787
language: English
Naval history, Modern--19th century,
Armored vessels--History--19th century,
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-
subject
1865--Naval operations, Armored vessels--
United States--History--19th century,
United States--History, Naval--To 1900.
publication date: 1998
lcc: D362.G74 1998eb
ddc: 359.8/35
Naval history, Modern--19th century,
Armored vessels--History--19th century,
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-
subject:
1865--Naval operations, Armored vessels--
United States--History--19th century,
United States--History, Naval--To 1900.
Ironclads at War
The Origin and Development of the Armored Warship,
1854-1891
Jack Greene
Alessandro Massignani
COMBINED PUBLISHING
Pennsylvania
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
The headquarters of Combined Publishing are located midway between Valley
Forge and the Germantown battlefield, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. From its
beginnings, our company has been steeped in the oldest traditions of American
military history and publishing. Our historic surroundings help maintain our
focus on military history and our books strive to uphold the standards of style,
quality and durability first established by the earliest bookmakers of
Germantown and Philadelphia so many years ago. Our famous monk-and-
console logo reflects our commitment to the modern and yet historic enterprise
of publishing.
We call ourselves Combined Publishing because we have always felt that our
goals could only be achieved through a "combined" effort by authors, publishers
and readers. We have always tried to maintain maximum communication
between these three key players in the reading experience.
We are always interested in hearing from prospective authors about new books
in our field. We also like to hear from our readers and invite you to contact us at
our offices in Pennsylvania with any questions, comments or suggestions, or if
you have difficulty finding our books at a local bookseller.
For information, address:
Combined Publishing
P.O. Box 307
Conshohocken, PA 19428
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dca.net/combinedbooks
Orders: 1-800-4-1860-65
Copyright © 1998 Combined Publishing
"The Huascar Incident" Copyright © Andrew Smith
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electrical,
mechanical or otherwise without first seeking the written permission of the
publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Green, Jack.
Ironclads at War : the origin and development of the armored warship, 1854-
1891 / Jack
Greene, Allessandro Massignani.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-938289-58-
6 1. Naval history, modern19th Century. 2. Armored vesselsHistory19th century.
3. United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-
1865Naval operations. 4. Armored vessels
United StatesHistory19th century. 5. United StatesHistory, NavalTo 1900.
I. Massignani, Alessandro. II. Title.
D362.G74 1998 97-47185
359.8´35dc21 CIP
Printed in the United States of America.
Maps by Beth Queman
Page 5
Contents
Introduction 9
Warship Types 12
I 15
The First Modern Ironclads
A New Age 15
The Crimean War 20
The Battle of Kinburn 22
A Seagoing Ironclad 31
II 41
The Monitor and the Merrimack
Building the CSN 42
The Building of the Rivals 50
The Battle 61
The Action of 9 March 1862 72
Reaction 79
III 93
The Fall of New Orleans
The Confederate Shipbuilding Effort at New Orleans 95
The Passing of the Forts 100
IV 123
The Struggle for Charleston
The First Attack on Charleston 134
The Capture of the CSS Atlanta 144
The Second Assault 145
V 159
Mobile and Wilmington: The Closing of the Last Major
Confederate Ports
The Saga of the Albemarle 176
Fort Fisher 183
The End of the First Modern War 187
Page 6
VI 195
The German and Italian Wars of Unification
The Schleswig-Holstein War of 1864: Tegetthoff 196
Becomes a Hero
The Seven Weeks War: The Austrian and Italian Fleets 211
Encounter in the Adriatic
The Franco-Prussian War 241
VII 263
South America's Pacific Coast Wars and the Spanish
Cartagena Revolt
The Cartagena Revolt 278
The Huascar Incident, 1877 281
The War of the Pacific 295
The Chilean Civil War 318
VIII 331
Ironclads at War Around the World
The Despot Lopez and the War of the Triple Alliance 332
The Stonewall and Japan's Civil War 345
The Russo-Turkish War 349
The Bombardment of Sfax and Alexandria 372
The Franco-Chinese War of 1884-85 376
The End of the Ironclad 382
Glossary of Selected Terms 397
Bibliography 403
General Index 413
Index of Ships 416
Page 7
Sidebars
Forts and Guns in the Crimean War 37
The Peacemaker Story 86
Industrial Espionage 90
The Austrian Empire Connection 91
War with Europe: Intervention in the American Civil War 108
The Reintroduction of the Ram 118
Anatomy of One Small Nation's Response: Dutch Treat 151
The Chattahoochee & Apalachicola River System 157
Guerre de Course 190
The Russian Visit 193
Turkish Support of Austria, 1866 247
Guns at Lissa 251
HMS Devastation: The First Capital Ship 255
The Prussian and Imperial Navies 257
Callao Defenses 324
Plans for the Chilean-American War 327
The Naval Defence Act of 1889 385
Italian Shipbuilding Policy 389