,
Career
Ordered:	16 September 1861
Laid down:	1861
Launched:	14 February 1862
Commissioned:	21 April 1862
Decommissioned:	2 June 1869
Fate:	broken up
Struck:	1872
General Characteristics
Displacement:	738 tons
Length:	210 feet
Beam:	36 feet
Draft:	11 feet
Depth of hold:	12 feet 8 inches
Speed:	8 knots
Complement:	164 officers and men
Armament:	four nine-inch Dahlgren guns, two 100-pounder Parrott rifles

USS Galena, an ironclad screw steamer, was one of the first three ironclads, each of a different design, built by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She had an unconventional armor plating arrangement which proved ineffective. Her keel was laid down by C.S. and H.L. Bushnell of Mystic, Connecticut. She was launched on 14 February 1862, and commissioned on 21 April 1862 with Commander Alfred Taylor in command. Image File history File links From the Norfolk Navy shipyard (http://www. ... Image File history File links US_Naval_Jack. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... A coffeeshop along Main Street in Mystic Mystic is a census-designated place located in New London County, Connecticut. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The ceremonies involved in commissioning ships into a military force are based in traditions thousands of years old. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

She was towed from New York City to arrive off Fortress Monroe, Virginia, on 24 April and join Flag Officer L.M. Goldsborough's North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Commander John Rodgers relieved Commander Taylor the same day. Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Fort Monroe, Virginia (also known as Fortress Monroe) is a military installation located at Old Point Comfort on the tip of the Virginia Peninsula at the mouth of Hampton Roads on the Chesapeake Bay in eastern Virginia in the United States. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (February 18, 1805–February 20, 1877) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the early 1800s. ... The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a squadron of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. ... Rear Admiral John Rodgers John Rodgers (8 August 1812 – 5 May 1882), son of Commodore John Rodgers, was born near Havre de Grace, Maryland. ...

Galena cleared her decks for action on 4 May and on 7 May when the dreaded Confederate ironclad Virginia briefly appeared. On 8 May Galena stood up the James River with gunboats Port Royal and Aroostook in an attempt to reach Richmond, Virginia, and compel its surrender. They silenced an 11-gun Confederate battery at Rock Wharf, Virginia, that morning; and in the early afternoon, stoutly engaged a 12-gun battery on Mother Tynes' Bluff silencing all but one of the Confederate guns. Galena engaged this remaining gun until the two gunboats had safely passed, then left with the Confederate battery in flames. May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... CSS Virginia was an ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War (built using the remains of the scuttled USS Merrimack). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... The James River at Cartersville The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is 547. ... The USS Port Royal was a United States Navy sidewheel steamer gunboat commissioned in 1862, active in the American Civil War, and decommissioned 1866. ... Nickname: River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra Official website: http://www. ...

After the feared Virginia was destroyed, Monitor and Naugatuck joined the expedition at James Island on 12 May and on 13 May the force steamed across Harrison's Bar to City Point, where Galena stopped two steamers for evidence of contraband. She opened fire the following morning to scatter Confederate sharpshooters waiting in ambush along the river banks. USS Monitor was an ironclad warship of the United States Navy. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... City Point is the name of two places in the United States: City Point, Virginia an extinct town now a portion of Hopewell, Virginia City Point, Wisconsin a town located in Jackson County, Wisconsin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...

On 15 May she stood up river leading the expedition to Drewry's Bluff, about eight miles from Richmond. Galena was hit twice as she swung to bear her broadside guns on a Confederate battery. She nearly silenced the battery before her shells were expended, but then the Confederate guns opened upon her with terrible effect. Numerous hits perforated her iron-clad sides with 12 killed and 15 wounded. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... View of Fort Darling at Drewrys Bluff from James River in 1865, Drewrys Bluff is located in northeastern Chesterfield County, Virginia in the United States. ...

She returned down river to City Point. The following days were spent in shelling Confederate soldiers along the river banks and destroying City Point buildings in which Confederates were entrenched. On 27 June 1862 Galena bombarded City Point while two boats went ashore with a landing force which set fire to the depots. That same day General George McClellan came on board Galena to make a reconnaissance for the position of a new camp which was subsequently established near Harrison's Landing. On 30 June 1862 Major General McClellan was compelled to withdraw down the James and escaped disaster through naval gunfire support and transportation. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 - October 29, 1885) was a Major General of the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ...

On 6 July 1862 Commodore Charles Wilkes was ordered to command the James River Flotilla, Galena included as an independent division of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. With gunboats of the flotilla, Galena afforded protection to the daily movement of Army transports and supply ships along the James River from Harrison's Bay to the mouth of the Chickahominy River, giving the indispensable protection that left the Confederate troops without ability to move effectively against McClellan's Army of the Potomac along the James River. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Chickahominy is a river in southeast Virginia, near which several battles of the United States Civil War were fought in 1862 and 1864. ...

Galena was detached from the James River Flotilla in September 1862 and assigned picket duty at Hampton Roads and Newport News, Virginia, until 21 May 1863 when she arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was decommissioned for repairs. Her ineffective iron plating which had been so badly shattered in the action at Drewry's Bluff was stripped off; and she was overhauled to operate as a wooden-hulled ship. 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hampton Roads, from state map of pre-civil war Virginia circa 1858 Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. ... Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia from space, July 1996 Newport News is an independent city located in Virginia. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Official website: http://www. ...

Recommissioned 15 February 1864, Galena stood down the river on 18 February for the Gulf of Mexico. Becoming icebound at New Castle, Delaware, she was towed out to sea by an ice boat, then developed leaks which forced her to put in at Norfolk, Virginia. She then proceeded to Baltimore, Maryland, for repairs. Galena put to sea from Norfolk on 10 May and joined the West Gulf Blockading Squadron at Pensacola, Florida, on 20 May 1865 for blockade duty off Mobile, Alabama, that included the shelling of Fort Morgan and firing upon various blockade runners near the fort. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... New Castle is a city located in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km) south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head of Delaware Bay. ... Nickname: Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... A view of the Baltimore skyline from the water taxi. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Nickname: The City of Five Flags Motto: Official website: http://www. ... 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Motto: Nickname: The Azalea City Map Political Statistics Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Mobile County Mayor Sam Jones Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 412. ... Fort Morgan, Mobile Point, Alabama, 1864, showing damage to the south side of the fort. ...

Galena was a unit of Admiral David Farragut's fleet in the Battle of Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Passing through the narrow channel under heavy fire from Forts Morgan and Gaines, Galena, lashed to the port side of Oneida, suffered seven hits and one man killed before she entered Mobile Bay for a gallant fleet action of about three hours that left 165 Union dead and 170 wounded while the Confederate losses were 12 killed and 20 wounded. Union monitor Tecumseh was destroyed by torpedo in the channel and the Confederate ram Tennessee and gunboat Selma fell into Union hands. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. ... Combatants United States of America (U.S. Navy) Confederate States of America (Confederate States Navy) Commanders David Farragut (navy) Gordon Granger (army) Franklin Buchanan (navy) Dabney H. Maury (army) Strength 14 wooden ships (including 2 gunboats) 4 ironclad monitors 5,500 Land Force Three gunboats One ironclad Casualties 322 men... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Fort Gaines is a fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. ... The second USS Oneida was a screw sloop-of-war in the United States Navy. ... The first USS Tecumseh was an iron-hulled, single-turret monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. ... Three ships in the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Tennessee The first Tennessee was burned at the stocks prior to completion. ... CSS Selma was a steamship in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. ...

Galena used her power to pass both herself and Oneida beyond range of the fort's fire when the latter had her starboard boiler put out of commission by a shell hit. Admiral Farragut wrote concerning the battle: "Notwithstanding the loss of life, particularly to this ship (Hartford), and the terrible disaster to the Tecumseh, the result of the fight was a glorious victory, and I have reason to feel proud of the officers, seamen, and marines of the squadron under my command."

Galena provided supporting bombardment for the capture of Fort Morgan on 23 August 1864 and departed Mobile Bay on 31 August to serve as a part of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron out of Key West, Florida. She arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from her blockade station on 4 November 1864 and was decommissioned for repair on 22 November. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... Key West monument marking the Southernmost point in the continental United States is located in Key West, Florida, at the end of U.S. Highway 1. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Official website: http://www. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Galena was recommissioned at Philadelphia on 29 March 1865 and reached Newport News, Virginia, on 2 April to serve the North Atlantic Squadron as a picket and patrol ship at the mouth of the Nansemond River and in the James River until her departure 6 June for Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was decommissioned there 17 June 1865 and remained inactive until recommissioned 9 April 1869 for movement to Hampton Roads, where she was placed out of commission 2 June. Condemned by survey in 1870, Galena was broken up in 1872 at the Norfolk Navy Yard. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia from space, July 1996 Newport News is an independent city located in Virginia. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... The James River at Cartersville The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is 547. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the largest city in Rockingham County in the State of New Hampshire in the United States of America. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Hampton Roads, from state map of pre-civil war Virginia circa 1858 Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Aerial View of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navys ships. ...

External links

1862 News Account and Picture of the Completion of the Iron-Clad Steamer Galena

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