Kamis, 30 November 2017

CWT Book Review: The USS Carondelet

The USS Carondelet: A Civil War Ironclad in Western Waters by Myron J. Smith Jr., McFarland The seven “City” or Cairo-class ironclad gunboats designed by James B. Eads, Commander John Rodgers and John Lenthall, and modified by Eads and Naval Constructor Samuel M. Pook, were launched within three months, but they proved to be the …

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