The Ironclad Board was an advisory board, established by the Union, in which year, in response to the construction of the "CSS Virginia" by the Confederacy during the US Civil War,primary goal of the Ironclad Board was to develop more battle-worthy ("ironclad") ships, including the USS Monitor, an iron-hulled steamship?
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Ironclad Board The Ironclad Board was an advisory board established by the Union in 1861 in response to the construction of the "CSS Virginia" by the Confederacy during the US Civil War. The primary goal of the Ironclad Board was to develop more battle-worthy ("ironclad") ships, leading to the construction a number of innovative designs, including the USS Monitor. The Board consisted of senior naval officers Commodore Hiram Paulding, Commodore Joseph Smith, Commander Charles Henry Davis and assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox.
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USS Monitor USS "Monitor" was an iron-hulled steamship. Built during the American Civil War, she was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the Union Navy. "Monitor" is most famous for her central role in the Battle of Hampton Roads on 9 March 1862, where, under the command of Lieutenant John Worden, she fought the casemate ironclad  (built on the hull of the former steam frigate USS "Merrimack" ) to a standstill. The unique design of the ship, distinguished by its revolving turret which was designed by American inventor Theodore Timby, was quickly duplicated and established the monitor type of warship.
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USS Essex (1856) USS "Essex" was a 1000-ton ironclad river gunboat of the United States Army and later United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was named for Essex County, Massachusetts. USS "Essex" was originally constructed in 1856 at New Albany, Indiana as a steam-powered ferry named "New Era".
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USS Granite (1862) The USS "Granite" was a sloop acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
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USS Valparaiso (1836) USS "Valparaiso" was a Navy vessel that was given a “second life” in her nautical career. During the start of the American Civil War, she was destined to be used as a “stone ship” hazard to navigation sunk in a Southern harbor, but the Union Navy reconsidered and put her to work as a stores ship, supporting the blockade of the ports of the Confederate States of America.
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USS Ajax (1864) Originally named USS "Manayunk, after a town in Pennsylvania, USS "Ajax was a single-turreted "Canonicus"-class monitor built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Completed after the end of the war, "Ajax" was laid up until 1871, although she received her new name in 1869. The ship was briefly activated in 1871 before a much longer commission began in 1874–75. She was assigned to the North Atlantic Squadron during this time. "Ajax" was again placed in reserve in 1891. The ship was on militia duty when the Spanish–American War began and she was recommissioned in 1898 to defend Baltimore, Maryland, although she was decommissioned later in the year before the necessary refit could be completed. "Ajax" was sold for scrap in 1899.
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CSS Tallahassee The CSS "Tallahassee was a twin-screw steamer and "cruiser" in the Confederate States Navy, purchased in 1864, and used for commerce raiding off the Atlantic coast. She later operated under the names CSS "Olustee and CSS "Chameleon".
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CSS Savannah (ironclad) CSS "Savannah" was a "Richmond"-class casemate ironclad in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
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USS Annie (1863) USS "Annie" (1862) was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a ship’s tender in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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USS Camelia (1862) USS "Camelia" (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was armed as a gunboat by the Navy and assigned to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
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USS Signal (1862) USS "Signal" (1862) — a small 190-ton steamship — was acquired during the second year of the American Civil War by the Union Navy and outfitted as a gunboat. She also served other types of duty, such as that of dispatch vessel and convoy escort.
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USS Tacony (1863) USS "Tacony" (1863) was a double-ended, side-wheel steamboat acquired by the Union Navy during the third year of the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a heavy gunboat with powerful guns and used in the Union blockade of the waterways of the Confederate States of America.
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USS Midnight (1861) USS "Midnight" (1861) was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was planned by the Union Navy for use as a gunboat stationed off Confederate waterways to prevent their trading with foreign countries.
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USS Mahopac (1864) USS "Mahopac" was a single-turreted "Canonicus"-class monitor built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War. The vessel was assigned to the James River Flotilla of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron upon completion in September 1864. The ship spent most of her time stationed up the James River where she could support operations against Richmond and defend against sorties by the Confederate ironclads of the James River Squadron. She engaged Confederate artillery batteries during the year and later participated in both attacks on Fort Fisher, defending the approaches to Wilmington, North Carolina, in December 1864 – January 1865. "Mahopac" returned to the James River after the capture of Fort Fisher and remained there until Richmond, Virginia was occupied in early April.
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Battle of Wassaw Sound The Battle of Wassaw Sound (or the Capture of the CSS "Atlanta") was an American Civil War naval battle between the Confederate ram CSS "Atlanta" and the "Passaic"-class ironclad monitors USS "Weehawken" and USS "Nahant" and the gunboat USS "Cimmerone" (later named "Cimmaron"), which took place on 17 June 1863 in Wassaw Sound, a bay in the present day state of Georgia. "Atlanta" ran aground while attempting to break the Union blockade, and after a short battle surrendered to the Union forces. Captain Rodgers became a national hero, and he was promoted to Commodore and received the Thanks of Congress as a result of his decisive victory.
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SS Georgiana The Georgiana was a steamer belonging to the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Reputed to be the "most powerful" cruiser in the Confederate fleet, she was never used in battle. On her maiden voyage from Scotland, where she was built, she encountered Union Navy ships engaged in a blockade of Charleston, South Carolina, and was heavily damaged before being scuttled by her captain. The wreck was discovered in 1965 and lies in the shallow waters of Charleston's harbor.
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John H. Burroughs John Henry Burroughs was a naval engineer and shipwright who played an important role in the construction of the Confederate ironclad warships "CSS Virginia" (Merrimack) and "CSS Richmond", and who later served as Superintendent of the Gosport Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, while it was under occupation by Union forces during the American Civil War.
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CSS Virginia II CSS Virginia II was a Confederate Navy steam-powered ironclad ram laid down in 1862 at the William Graves' shipyard in Richmond, Virginia. Acting Constructor William A. Graves, CSN, was the superintendent in charge of her construction. In order to conserve scarce iron plating, he ordered the ship's armored casemate shortened from the specifications given in John L. Porter's original building plans; in addition, the ship's iron-plating, while six inches thick on the casemate's forward face, was reduced to five inches on her port, starboard, and aft faces. Due to the shortening of her casemate, the number of her cannon were reduced to a single 11" smoothbore, a single 8" rifle, and two 6.4" rifles.
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Catesby ap Roger Jones Catesby ap Roger Jones (April 15, 1821 – June 20, 1877) was an officer in the U.S. Navy who became a commander in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. He assumed command of CSS "Virginia" during the Battle of Hampton Roads and engaged the USS "Monitor" in the historic first battle of the two iron clads.
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USS Union (1861) The third USS "Union" was a heavy (1,114-ton) steamer with a powerful 12-inch rifled gun purchased by the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
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USS Linden (1860) USS "Linden" (1860) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
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USS Clinton (1864) USS "Clinton" (1864) was a tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Her primary task was to guide ships in harbors, but she was also tasked with patrol duties.