"Armament of USS Atlanta?" Topic
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The G Dog  | 03 Jan 2009 8:06 p.m. PST |
Did the Union re-arm the captured ironclad CSS Atlanta before re-commissioning her and deploying the ship to the James River? Or did the Atlanta retain her original armament throughout the war. If it did – would that not cause logistics problems with rounds for the Brookes rifles? Thanks! |
 Steve at The Vault  | 04 Jan 2009 9:15 a.m. PST |
IIRC the Atlanta was rearmed with 150# Parrot Rifles in the bow and stern and 100# Parrots in the broadsides. Steve Smith
wargamevault.com |
| The G Dog | 04 Jan 2009 1:50 p.m. PST |
Thanks Steve, I found this link, but its lacks a tangible reference to give it greater credence than a wiki posting link |
| dmclellan | 04 Jan 2009 9:37 p.m. PST |
Does this link from DANFS help? link I also found two other sources that state simply that the ship was recommissioned by the US Navy, but give no information as to whether or not the ship was rearmed. David |
| 138SquadronRAF | 05 Jan 2009 2:47 p.m. PST |
Sharf's "History of the Confederate States Navy" gives 2-Brooke 7" rifles bow and stern pivots
2-Brooke 6" rifles boadside. Luraghi "History of the Confederate States Navy" gives 2- 7" rifles bow and stern pivots
2- 6.4" rifles boadside. Both give her a 150lb spar torpedo. Sorry to add to the confusion. Elliott |
| Cloudy | 05 Jan 2009 4:45 p.m. PST |
"Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of The Rebellion" Series II vol. 1 states:
"Battery – December 17, 1863, 2 150-pdr. pivot rifles, 2 100-pdr broadsides." This is of course after she was captured. |
| The G Dog | 05 Jan 2009 9:31 p.m. PST |
Thanks Cloudy! That makes me think Parrott rifles replaced the Brooke's guns, but then again – the 100# Parrott is close to the 6.4" rifle. I think – for practical purposes – it works out the same for game ratings. I was wondering if the Union had shipped IX or XI inch Dalhgrens in place of the broadside guns. Which does not appear to have happened. |
| Cloudy | 10 Jan 2009 12:30 a.m. PST |
You should be aware that in the Offical Records, the convention is to designate all guns that measure in inches whether Union or Confederate thusly: VII-inch Brooke Rifle or XI-inch Dahlgren so when they say 150-pdr, they mean 150# Parrot Rifle. For instance: USS ex CSS Tennessee
Battery – August 5, 1864, 2 VII-inch Brooke Rifles, 4 VI-inch Brooke Rifles. May 20, 1865, add to the preceding 1 heavy 12-pdr S.B. |
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