USS Cairo

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USS Cairo is the lead ship of the City-class casemate ironclads built at the beginning of the American Civil War to serve as river gunboats.

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military museumshipwreckCity-class ironcladpreserved watercraftsteamshipmuseum shipgunboatJames Buchanan Eads, United States Navy

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Location: 32.3758, -90.8667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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    1862 — 1863 Vicksburg Campaign
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    Lt. Commander Selfridge, Commanding Officer USS CairoLt. Commander Selfridge, Commanding Officer USS Cairo
    Commodore Foote’s Gunboat Flotilla on the Mississippi - Harper`s Weekly, 1862Commodore Foote’s Gunboat Flotilla on the Mississippi - Harper's Weekly, 1862
    Uss Cairo h61568Uss Cairo h61568
    U.S.S. CairoU.S.S. Cairo
    The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14760501954)The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14760501954)
    US Gunboat CAIRO (10473186255)US Gunboat CAIRO (10473186255)
    US Gunboat CAIRO (10473210084)US Gunboat CAIRO (10473210084)
    US Gunboat CAIRO (10473216126)US Gunboat CAIRO (10473216126)
    US Gunboat CAIRO (10473209054)US Gunboat CAIRO (10473209054)
    US Gunboat CAIRO (10473388733)US Gunboat CAIRO (10473388733)
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      eventarmed conflict1862Battle of Chickasaw BayoubattleWikidata
      eventarmed conflict1862Vicksburg Campaignmilitary campaignWikidata
      eventarmed conflict1863Battle of Snyder's BluffbattleWikidata
      eventarmed conflict1863Battle of Big Black River BridgebattleWikidata
      eventarmed conflict1863Siege of Vicksburgbattle, siegeWikidata
      eventarmed conflict1863Battle of Milliken's BendbattleWikidata
      linkpageHistoric Resources Inventory Database page@Wikidata
      linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
      linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
      sitefort1791Fort NogalesfortWikidata
      siteshipwreckUSS Cairomilitary museum, steamship, preserved watercraft, shipwreck, museum ship, gunboat, United States NavyWikidata
      commonsimageLt. Commander Selfridge, Commanding Officer USS Cairo Commons
      commonsimageCommodore Foote’s Gunboat Flotilla on the Mississippi - Harper's Weekly, 1862 Commons
      commonsimageUss Cairo h61568 Commons
      commonsimageU.S.S. Cairo Commons
      commonsimageThe photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14760501954) Commons
      commonsimageUS Gunboat CAIRO (10473186255) Commons
      commonsimageUS Gunboat CAIRO (10473210084) Commons
      commonsimageUS Gunboat CAIRO (10473216126) Commons
      commonsimageUS Gunboat CAIRO (10473209054) Commons
      commonsimageUS Gunboat CAIRO (10473388733) Commons