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CSS Missouri, the Glossary

CSS Missouri was a casemate ironclad built by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.^[1]

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Ironclad warships of the Confederate States Navy
Ships built in Louisiana

Alexandria, Louisiana

Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Beam (nautical)

The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point.

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Bilge pump

A bilge pump is a water pump used to remove bilge water.

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Blockade runner

A blockade runner is a merchant vessel used for evading a naval blockade of a port or strait.

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Bore (engine)

In a piston engine, the bore (or cylinder bore) is the diameter of each cylinder.

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Bridge (nautical)

Sikuliaq'', docked in Ketchikan, Alaska Wheelhouse on a tugboat, topped with a flying bridge A bridge (also known as a command deck), or wheelhouse (also known as a pilothouse), is a room or platform of a ship or submarine from which the ship can be commanded.

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Broadside (naval)

A broadside is the side of a ship, or more specifically the battery of cannon on one side of a warship or their coordinated fire in naval warfare, or a measurement of a warship's maximum simultaneous firepower which can be delivered upon a single target (because this concentration is usually obtained by firing a broadside).

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Caddo

The Caddo people comprise the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Binger, Oklahoma.

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Capstan (nautical)

A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers.

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Casemate

A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle.

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Casemate ironclad

The casemate ironclad was a type of iron or iron-armored gunboat briefly used in the American Civil War by both the Confederate States Navy and the Union Navy.

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Caulk

Caulk or caulking is a material used to seal joints or seams against leakage in various structures and piping.

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Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

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Confederate government of Missouri

The Confederate government of Missouri was a continuation in exile of the government of pro-Confederate Governor Claiborne F. Jackson.

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Confederate States Department of the Navy

The Department of the Navy was the Confederate Civil Service department responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Confederate States Navy and Marine Corps.

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Confederate States Navy

The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861.

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Confederate States Secretary of the Navy

The Confederate States secretary of the navy was the head of the Confederate States Department of the Navy.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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CSS General Polk

CSS General Polk was a sidewheel steamer used as a warship by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.

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CSS Webb

CSS Webb, a 655-ton side-wheel steam ram, was originally built in New York City in 1856 as the civilian steamship William H. Webb.

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Dahlgren gun

Dahlgren guns were muzzle-loading naval gun designed by Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren USN (November 13, 1809 – July 12, 1870), mostly used in the period of the American Civil War.

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Deck (ship)

A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship.

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Draft (hull)

The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point.

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First lieutenant

First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment.

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Flued boiler

A shell or flued boiler is an early and relatively simple form of boiler used to make steam, usually for the purpose of driving a steam engine.

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Funnel (ship)

A funnel is the smokestack or chimney on a ship used to expel boiler steam and smoke or engine exhaust.

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Grand Gulf, Mississippi

Grand Gulf is a ghost town in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.

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Green wood

Green wood is wood that has been recently cut and therefore has not had an opportunity to season (dry) by evaporation of the internal moisture.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.

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Gunboat

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.

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Ironclad warship

An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s.

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John C. Pemberton

John Clifford Pemberton (August 10, 1814 – July 13, 1881) was a United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole Wars and with distinction during the Mexican–American War.

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John L. Porter

John Luke Porter (13 September 1813 – 4 December 1893) was a naval constructor for United States Navy and the Confederate States Navy.

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Keel

The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a watercraft.

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Length overall

Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline.

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Lieutenant (navy)

LieutenantThe pronunciation of lieutenant is generally split between,, generally in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries, and,, generally associated with the United States.

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List of siege artillery

Siege artillery (also siege guns or siege cannons) are heavy guns designed to bombard fortifications, cities, and other fixed targets.

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Marine steam engine

A marine steam engine is a steam engine that is used to power a ship or boat.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Mound City, Illinois

Mound City is a city and the county seat of Pulaski County, Illinois, United States.

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Norfolk Naval Shipyard

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships.

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Paddle wheel

A paddle wheel is a form of waterwheel or impeller in which a number of paddles are set around the periphery of the wheel.

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Pivot gun

A pivot gun was a type of cannon mounted on a fixed central emplacement which permitted it to be moved through a wide horizontal arc.

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Poppet valve

A poppet valve (also sometimes called mushroom valve) is a valve typically used to control the timing and quantity of petrol (gas) or vapour flow into or out of an engine, but with many other applications.

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Port and starboard

Port and starboard are nautical terms for watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft, referring respectively to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard and facing the bow (front).

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Rail profile

The rail profile is the cross sectional shape of a railway rail, perpendicular to its length.

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Red River campaign

The Red River campaign, also known as the Red River expedition, was a major Union offensive campaign in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War, which took place from March 10 to May 22, 1864.

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Red River of the South

The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South to differentiate it from the Red River in the north of the continent, is a major river in the Southern United States. It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. It is known as the Red River of the South to distinguish it from the Red River of the North, which flows between Minnesota and North Dakota into the Canadian province of Manitoba.

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Riverboat

A riverboat is a watercraft designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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Sea captain

A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.

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Sea trial

A sea trial is the testing phase of a watercraft (including boats, ships, and submarines).

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Ship breaking

Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships either as a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Missouri

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See also

Ironclad warships of the Confederate States Navy

Ships built in Louisiana

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