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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 56663-A

"City" Class ironclad gunboats


Off Cairo, Illinois, in 1863, with barges moored in the foreground.
These ships are (from left to right):
USS Baron de Kalb (1862-1863);
USS Cincinnati (1862-1865) and
USS Mound City (1862-1865).
Boats are tied astern of Baron de Kalb and Cincinnati.

Courtesy of Paul H. Silverstone, 1981.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 475 pixels

Note:
This image shows somewhat more on the right side and somewhat less on the left side than Photo # NH 56663. Ship images are also not quite as sharp, though trees in the distance are much more distinct.

 

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6 January 2000