The USS New Ironsides was a ironclad in the service of the United States Navy during the Civil War. In 1865, the New Ironsides attempted to stop the ironclad, CSS Texas, from escaping into the Atlantic Ocean.
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| - The USS New Ironsides was a ironclad in the service of the United States Navy during the Civil War. In 1865, the New Ironsides attempted to stop the ironclad, CSS Texas, from escaping into the Atlantic Ocean.
- USS New Ironsides was a wooden-hulled broadside ironclad built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship spent most of her career blockading the Confederate ports of Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1863–65. New Ironsides bombarded the fortifications defending Charleston in 1863 during the First and Second Battles of Charleston Harbor. At the end of 1864 and the beginning of 1865 she bombarded the defenses of Wilmington in the First and Second Battles of Fort Fisher.
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| - USS New Ironsides under steam and sail
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| - The USS New Ironsides was a ironclad in the service of the United States Navy during the Civil War. In 1865, the New Ironsides attempted to stop the ironclad, CSS Texas, from escaping into the Atlantic Ocean.
- USS New Ironsides was a wooden-hulled broadside ironclad built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship spent most of her career blockading the Confederate ports of Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1863–65. New Ironsides bombarded the fortifications defending Charleston in 1863 during the First and Second Battles of Charleston Harbor. At the end of 1864 and the beginning of 1865 she bombarded the defenses of Wilmington in the First and Second Battles of Fort Fisher. Although she was struck many times by Confederate shells, gunfire never significantly damaged the ship or injured the crew. Her only casualty in combat occurred when she was struck by a spar torpedo carried by the CSS David. Eight crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865. The ship was destroyed by fire in 1866 after she was placed in reserve.
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