USS Queen of the West

The USS Queen of the West was a sidewheel steamer ram ship and the flagship of the United States Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade. It was built at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1854. It served as a commercial steamer until purchased by Colonel Charles Ellet Jr. in 1862 and converted for use as a ram ship. The ship operated in conjunction with the Mississippi River Squadron during the Union brown-water navy battle against the Confederate River Defense Fleet for control of the Mississippi River and its tributaries during the American Civil War.

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1854  Wikimedia, Wikidata
ship, United States Navy, 
File:USS Queen of the West (1854) watercolor.jpg

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  USS Kinsman ⓘ
  Union Navy gunboat during the American Civil War

• File:USS Queen of the West (1854) watercolor.jpg

  USS Queen of the West ⓘ
  sidewheel steamer ram ship

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1863 Battle of Fort Bisland

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1863 Battle of Irish Bend

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Queen Vicksburg

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USS Queen of the West attacks CSS Vicksburg

USS Queen of the West attacks CSS Vicksburg

USS Indianola blown up

USS Queen of the West (1854) watercolor

Queen of the West Capture

CSS QUEEN OF THE WEST

CSS QUEEN OF THE WEST

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Fort Bisland	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Irish Bend	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Kinsman	steamship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1854	USS Queen of the West	ship	Wikidata
commons	image		Memphis-naval-battle		Commons
commons	image		Queen Vicksburg		Commons
commons	image		Ellet rams h59007		Commons
commons	image		USS Queen of the West attacks CSS Vicksburg		Commons
commons	image		USS Queen of the West attacks CSS Vicksburg		Commons
commons	image		USS Indianola blown up		Commons
commons	image		USS Queen of the West (1854) watercolor		Commons
commons	image		Queen of the West Capture		Commons
commons	image		CSS QUEEN OF THE WEST		Commons
commons	image		CSS QUEEN OF THE WEST		Commons

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