- A
timberclad warship is a kind of mid 19th
century river gunboat. They were
based upon a
similar design as
ironclad warships but had
timber in
place of...
- USS St. Louis, and USS Es****)
under Foote's
direct command, and
three timberclad gunboats (USS Conestoga, USS Tyler, and USS Lexington)
under Lt. Seth...
- The
third USS
Lexington was a
timberclad gunboat in the
United States Navy
during the
American Civil War.
Lexington was
built as a
sidewheel steamer at...
- ocean-going
warships coming up the Mississippi, the
Union Navy used
timberclads, tinclads, and
armored gunboats.
Shipyards at Cairo, Illinois, and St...
- was
acquired by the U.S. Army in June 1861 and
converted to a 572-ton "
timberclad"
river gunboat for use by the
Western Gunboat Flotilla, with officers...
- Louis, USS Carondelet, USS Louisville, and USS Pittsburg) and
three timberclad (wooden)
gunboats (USS Conestoga, USS Tyler, and USS Lexington). USS Es****...
-
casemate ironclad USS Pittsburgh City
class casemate ironclad USS Lexington
timberclad USS Moose
sternwheel steamer USS Ouachita
sidewheeler steamer USS Nyanza...
- S. Navy
gunboats were used by
Grant in the battle.
These boats were
timberclads—their
armor was five
inches (13 cm)
thick oak wood. The USS
Tyler was...
-
along with the ****istance of
Captain Seth
Ledyard Phelps and his
fleet of
timberclad warships,
moved against Fort
Donelson on the ****berland River. Hoping...
- The
timberclad steamer gunboat USS
Tyler with crew on deck. From the
Liljenquist Family Collection of
Civil War Photographs,
Prints and
Photographs Division...
