CSS Richmond — an ironclad ram, was built at Gosport (Norfolk) Navy Yard to the design of John L. Porter with money and scrap iron collected by the citizens of Virginia, whose imagination had been captured by the ironclad CSS Virginia . Consequently she was so … Wikipedia
Scorpion (disambiguation) — A Scorpion is an eight legged invertebrate animal belonging to the order Scorpiones . It may also refer to:In general* Scorpio (astrology), an astronomical constellation and a sign of the zodiac * Scorpion (computer), a Soviet clone of the ZX… … Wikipedia
CSS Virginia II — an ironclad ram, was laid down at the William Graves shipyard at Richmond, Virginia in 1862. Acting Constructor William A. Graves, CSN superintended her building, but in order to conserve scarce metal, shortened the casemate called for in the or … Wikipedia
HMS Scorpion (1863) — HMS Scorpion , a 2750 ton ironclad turret ship built at Birkenhead, England, was one of two sister ships secretly ordered from the Laird shipyard by the Confederate States of America government in 1862. Her true ownership was concealed by the… … Wikipedia
USS Scorpion — may refer to one of six vessels of the United States Navy:*, a block sloop that was part of Joshua Barney s Chesapeake Bay flotilla in the War of 1812 *, a schooner serving on the upper Great Lakes in the War of 1812 *, a bark rigged steamer of… … Wikipedia
List of ships of the Confederate States Navy — This is a list of ships of the Confederate States Navy including a section for civilian blockade runners. Ironclads *CSS Albemarle *CSS Atlanta *CSS Arkansas *CSS Baltic *CSS Chicora *CSS Charleston *CSS Columbia *CSS Fredericksburg *CSS Georgia… … Wikipedia
Charles Read (naval officer) — For other people named Charles Read, see Charles Read (disambiguation). Charles William Read Nickname Savvy or Savez Born May 12, 1840 Mississippi Died January 25, 1890 (aged 49–50) … Wikipedia
Torpedo boat — A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self propelled Whitehead torpedoes. They were created … Wikipedia
NATO-Code-Name — Die NATO Codenamen waren Bezeichnungen für Waffen, Waffensysteme, Ausrüstungsteile und Fahrzeuge der Warschauer Pakt Staaten oder anderer Staaten wie der Volksrepublik China und Nordkorea. In einigen Veröffentlichungen werden die Bezeichnungen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
NATO-Meldename — Die NATO Codenamen waren Bezeichnungen für Waffen, Waffensysteme, Ausrüstungsteile und Fahrzeuge der Warschauer Pakt Staaten oder anderer Staaten wie der Volksrepublik China und Nordkorea. In einigen Veröffentlichungen werden die Bezeichnungen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
