Eads, at the Union Marine Works at Carondelet, Missouri, for the U.S. Louis, the stern wheel casemate gunboat was built by James B. Called "Pook Turtles" for the designer, they did yeoman service through four years of war and were present at almost every battle on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.īuilt in St. This ironclad was also vulnerable to plunging fire and also by hits in their un-armored areas. They were partially armored and slow and very hard to steer in the currents of rivers. These ironclads were shallow draft with a center driven paddle wheel. USS Baron DeKalb, named after General Baron DeKalb of Hüttendorf near Erlangen, in present-day Bavaria, was originally named Saint Louis, and was one of seven City-class ironclads built at Carondelet, Missouri and Mound City, Illinois, for the Western Gunboat Flotilla. USS Baron DeKalb was a City-class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Printed version also contains fewer illustrations.Steam engine - Center Wheel, 2 horizontal HP engines (22" X 6"), 5 boilers Web version differs in content from printed version. Published by the National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1974. Please note: Based on leaflet Pictures of United States Navy ships, 1775-1941. Monadnock (BM3), starboard side, in Chinese waters. General Grant, Starboard side, on Tennessee River. Starboard bow, turret removed, on James River. Saint Louis (renamed the Baron de KaIb in 1863), 1861. Commodore Barney, starboard stern quarter, on James River.
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