. . . . . . "USS Virginia (1861) was a heavy 581-ton blockade-running steamer captured by the U.S. Navy and put to use by the Union during the American Civil War. Virginia served the Navy primarily as a mortar gunboat. Her ordnance included six 24-pounder howitzers for riverbank bombardment, and a powerful 12-pounder rifle for use at sea against blockade runners."@en . . . . "USS Virginia (1861)"@en . . . "USS Virginia (1861) was a heavy 581-ton blockade-running steamer captured by the U.S. Navy and put to use by the Union during the American Civil War. Virginia served the Navy primarily as a mortar gunboat. Her ordnance included six 24-pounder howitzers for riverbank bombardment, and a powerful 12-pounder rifle for use at sea against blockade runners."@en . . . . "--09-01"^^ . . .