When the Civil War began in April 1861, then-Capt. Farragut remained loyal to the Union despite his southern origins. In January 1862, Farragut took command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. His mission was to capture New Orleans, then the South’s largest port. His initial plan was to...
By contrast, detection and disposal of naval mines has typically been dangerous and expensive. Much effort has been expended in attempting to address this disparity between threat and antidote, but success has been mixed. Recent technological developments hold out the hope of going some way to ...
and in the Kerch’ Strait. In June 1855 four English warships were blown up by mines near Kronstadt. The Americans made use of this experience in the Civil War of 1861–65. In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904—05 two Japanese battleships, two cruisers, and nine other vessels were destroyed...
The ships of the class fought on the Mississippi, two of the ships, Cairo and Baron de Kalb, were sunk by mines on the Yazoo River. Six models are included covering the standard design (USS Cairo) and two variants, USS Mound City, and USS Cincinnati. Each ... [click here for more...
InBritannia’s Dragon, I gave an account of the Welshmen who served in both the Union and Confederate Navies during the American Civil War, I knew that the names I mentioned there were likely to be only a relatively small number of those who actually fought, and in recent days another ex...
The Italians also took a toll of British shipping, again with ships with a South African contingent and this is brought to home on the 19 December 1941, when the HMS Neptune, struck four mines, part of a newly laid Italian minefield. Neptune quickly capsized (see this link for a full st...
1916 – Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War. HMHS Britannic (/brɪˈtænɪk/) was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of steamships and the second to bear the name "Britannic...
The obligations placed upon States in peacetime, and under the law of neutrality, when the use and presence of naval mines is a relevant factor will ... D Letts - 《International Review of the Red Cross》 被引量: 3发表: 2017年 British Neutrality and the Civil War Prize Cases British Ne...
After laying mines off the coast of South Africa, it travelled to Japan. On the return trip, it was accidentally sunk by the German submarine U-43, with all but one of the 365 men on board (108 crew plus 257 passengers) lost at sea. Reactions: pianoforte, Wedgie01,...
William Butler Yeats, offshore patrol vessel of the Irish Naval Service This is the fifth photo gallery (see previous posts) from my visit to Kiel, on the first weekend of the 136th Kiel Week. The Kiel Week (German: Kieler Woche) or Kiel Regatta is an annual sailing event in Kiel, th...