CT Ertz
Private
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2010
- Location
- Quinton, Virginia
Yet another page from the forthcoming book by John Wallis. This vessel was built on the Neuse River at White Hall, this vessel was report as being 271 feet in length and 63 feet wide, and was propelled by twin screws. It is technically a "Nashville Ironclad" class, that is a large ironclad using machinery from a side-wheeler. This one uses the side-wheel machinery but dropped the side wheels, and used gearing and shafts to convert it to a twin screw vessel. Because it was described as having four guns but a rather large casemate I assume that the converted machinery took up some room amid ship in the casemate. The desihners were John L. Porter and James Warner, the later is who designed the conversion machinery for the twin screws. Most other details are unknown, such as armor type and thickness, or even if this vessel was launched. The final fate is unknown, it just disappeared into history!