USS Cairo
USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ was one of the first American ironclad warships built at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. Cairo was the lead ship of the City-class gunboats and named for Cairo, Illinois. In June 1862, she captured the Confederate garrison of Fort Pillow on the Mississippi, enabling Union forces to occupy Memphis. As part of the Yazoo Pass Expedition, she was sunk on 12 December 1862, while clearing mines for the attack on . Cairo was the first ship ever to be sunk by a mine remotely detonated by hand.
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USS Cairo
USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ was one of the first American ironclad warships built at the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. Cairo was the lead ship of the City-class gunboats and named for Cairo, Illinois. In June 1862, she captured the Confederate garrison of Fort Pillow on the Mississippi, enabling Union forces to occupy Memphis. As part of the Yazoo Pass Expedition, she was sunk on 12 December 1862, while clearing mines for the attack on . Cairo was the first ship ever to be sunk by a mine remotely detonated by hand.
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El USS Cairo (1861) fue un ca ...... embre de 1862 en el río Yazoo
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L'USS Cairo est une canonnière ...... ational des lieux historiques.
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La USS Cairo fu una cannoniera ...... o e trasformato in nave museo.
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USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ was one of ...... its weapons and naval stores.
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USS Cairo – amerykańska pancer ...... ksponatem muzeum w Vicksburgu.
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カイロ (USS Cairo) は、アメリカ海軍の砲艦。の1番艦。南北戦争期にによって建造された。カイロは機雷によって初めて沈没した艦であり、1862年12月12日にで沈没した。
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1862-01-25
1862-10-01
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1862-10-01
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Raised, 1964,museum ship
Sunk by mine, 12 December 1862
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USS Cairo
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*forward casemate:
*pilot hou ...... casemate sides: railroad iron
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James Eads and Company, Mound City, Illinois
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1862-01-25
1862-10-01
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United States
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1862-10-01
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Cairo
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City of Cairo, Illinois
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US Army
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August 1861
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*Steam engine with cylinder a ...... rs at
*paddle wheel-propelled
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Raised, 1964, museum ship
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El USS Cairo (1861) fue un ca ...... embre de 1862 en el río Yazoo
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L'USS Cairo est une canonnière ...... ational des lieux historiques.
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La USS Cairo fu una cannoniera ...... o e trasformato in nave museo.
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USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ was one of ...... ne remotely detonated by hand.
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USS Cairo – amerykańska pancer ...... ksponatem muzeum w Vicksburgu.
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カイロ (USS Cairo) は、アメリカ海軍の砲艦。の1番艦。南北戦争期にによって建造された。カイロは機雷によって初めて沈没した艦であり、1862年12月12日にで沈没した。
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USS Cairo (1862)
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USS Cairo
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USS Cairo
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USS Cairo
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USS Cairo
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カイロ (砲艦)
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