Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Merrimac” in chapter 15 of James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy.:
...en the navy was sorely in need of ships, and she was christened after the donor.
In Hampton Roads she led one of the two columns of fighting-vessels of all sorts that had been assembled to meet the Merrimac , in case she made another attack upon the fleet after her encounter with the Monitor.
The Vanderbilt mounted fifteen guns and showed great speed.
She was employed largely as a cruiser.
Her f...
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† | Merrimac | 875 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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