LEADER 03564nam 22004933 450 001 9910163360203321 005 20250730080352.0 010 $a9781782895947 010 $a1782895949 035 $a(CKB)3810000000097903 035 $a(BIP)058039282 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781782895947 035 $a(Perlego)3020901 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32211412 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32211412 035 $a(OCoLC)1530378921 035 $a(Exl-AI)993810000000097903 035 $a(Exl-AI)32211412 035 $a(EXLCZ)993810000000097903 100 $a20250730d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAdaptation of the Vessels of the Western Gunboat Flotilla to the Circumstances of Riverine Warfare $eDuring the American Civil War 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWaipu :$cPickle Partners Publishing,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014. 215 $a1 online resource (90 p.) 327 $aTitle page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 - HISTORICAL CONTEXT -- CHAPTER 2 - INITIAL EFFORT -- Conditions and Constraints -- Timberclads -- Tinclads -- Ellet Rams -- USS Essex -- USS Benton -- City-class Ironclads -- CHAPTER 3 - INITIAL TRIALS BY COMBAT -- Timberclads at Belmont -- Fort Henry: The First Trial of the City-class Ironclads -- Western Gunboat Flotilla Bloodied at Fort Donelson -- Repairs and Modifications -- Island Number 10 and Improvised Armor -- Plum Point Bend: The Value of Speed and Maneuverability Revealed -- CHAPTER 4 - FOLLOW-ON VESSELS AND SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS -- Joseph Brown's Ironclads -- USS Chillicothe -- USS Tuscumbia -- USS Indianola -- Late Steamer Conversion Ironclads -- USS Lafayette -- USS Choctaw -- Turret River Ironclads -- USS Osage and USS Neosho$7Generated by AI. 330 8 $aThis study investigates the adaptation and purpose-built construction of the vessels used by the Federal government to conduct riverine warfare on the waters of the American Mississippi River drainage basin. The study concentrates on the technology, geography, hydrography, and convention which shaped the construction of the vessels comprising the Federal Western Gunboat Flotilla; an organization which after October 1862 became the United States Navy Mississippi Squadron.The ability of an organization to adapt is equipment to conditions encountered during wartime is often a contributing factor in ultimate victory or defeat. During the Civil War, the process adopted by the Navy to adapt and furnish vessels for its riverine force was flawed. This study emphasizes these facts and explores the response of the Navy chain of command to lessons learned in combat about the vulnerabilities of the vessels of the Western Gunboat Flotilla.The study is not intended as a treatise on tactics or the organization of the United States Navy. However, it does address both with regard to their effect on the performance and adaptation of the vessels of the Western Gunboat Flotilla. 606 $aGunboats$7Generated by AI 607 $aMississippi River$7Generated by AI 615 0$aGunboats 676 $a973.7 700 $aBudd$b Lt-Cmd Nicholas F$01434457 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163360203321 996 $aAdaptation Of The Vessels Of The Western Gunboat Flotilla To The Circumstances Of Riverine Warfare$93588250 997 $aUNINA