Category: United States Navy
USS North Carolina ACR-12 was a Tennesee class armoured cruiser built for the US navy during the midd 1900’s (as in 1905). She was laid down in late March 1905 and launched a year later in October 1906, she was then commissioned into the US navy in May 1908. During her career she would transport…
USS Puritan was an Ironclad built for the US Navy to replace it’s existing old and worn Ironclad built during the civil war. Laid down in June 1874 and launched in December 1882, and commissioned in December 1886, the Puritan had one of the longest build times of the Ironclad era, if not the longest.…
USS Monitor was an Ironclad built for the Union navy during the civil war. Ordered on the 4th of October 1861, Laid down on the 25th and Launched on the 30th of January 1862, before being completed and comissioned on the 25th of Febuary. She was ordered in response to the construction of the CSS…
The Uss Cairo is an Ironclad river gunboat designed and built for the Union navy in January 1862. She was one of 7 city class ironclads deployed on the Mississipi and connecting rivers, with the intention of menacing confederate supply lines and fortifications as it went. Like the Uss Monitor she would have a short…
Uss Arizona was an American battleship of the Pensylvania class laid down in March 1914 and launched in June 1915, with her completion and commission in October 1916. She would arrive in time for Americas entry into WW1 but would see no action, though would be part of Wilsons escort to the December 1918 peace…
Tillman 4-2 was designed during ww1 as part of American senitor Tillmans proposal to push the navy into designing the largest battleship which could fit through the panama canal, and which was the largest they could feasibly build. There followed a series of designs which all sat above 60,000 tonnes, and most at 80,000 tonnes,…