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Union Monitor 1861-65

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Ships - Ancients to Ironclads

MSRP old price: $20.00


Product Info

Title
Union Monitor 1861-65
Publisher
Category
Author
Angus Konstam
Publish Year
2002
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147401907
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG045
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG45

Description

The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, and its profile has made it one of the most easily recognized warships of all time. Following her inconclusive battle with the Confederate ironclad Virginia on March 9, 1862, the production of Union monitors was accelerated. By the end of the year a powerful squadron of monitor vessels protected the blockading squadrons off the Southern coastline, and were able to challenge Confederate control of her ports and estuaries. Further technological advancements were included in subsequent monitor designs, and by the end of the war the US Navy possessed a modern coastal fleet carrying the most powerful artillery afloat. This book covers the design, development and operational history of the Union’s Monitor fleet.