USS C. P. Williams - Wikipedia
USS C. P. Williams was a mortar schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used for various purposes, but, especially for bombardment because of her large 13 in (330 mm) mortar that could fire up and over tall riverbanks.
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USS Henry Janes - Wikipedia
USS Henry Janes was a mortar schooner acquired by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was used as a gunboat and assigned to the blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America.
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USS John Griffith - Wikipedia
USS John Griffith was a mortar schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used for various purposes, but especially for bombardment because of her …
Henry Janes (Mortar Schooner) - NHHC
Oct 20, 2020 · Henry Janes returned to blockading duties, with occasional boat expeditions into the innumerable passes and inlets of the Texas coast. On one such expedition, 20 November …
Naval Battles of the Civil War-Lower Mississippi River 1861-62
Jun 15, 2023 · Mortar schooners (shown left) were normally equipped with 13-in mortars that could lob projectiles over the walls into the interiors of the forts with devastating effect. …
Mortar Schooner U.S.S. C.P. Williams. - American Civil …
Jul 24, 2012 · USS C.P. Williams was a mortar schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the Civil War. She was used for various purposes, but, especially for bombardment because of her large 13 in (330 mm) mortar that could fire up …
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C. P. Williams (Mortar Schooner) - NHHC
Oct 5, 2021 · Between 13 March and 17 July 1862, C. P. Williams cruised the lower Mississippi. She joined in the bombardments of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, La., between 18 and 23 April, …
USN Ships--USS C.P. Williams (1862-1865) - The Public's Library …
USS C.P. Williams, a 210-ton mortar schooner, was built in 1851 at Hoboken, New Jersey, for commercial use. She was purchased by the Navy in September 1861, outfitted for combat …
C.P. Williams (1862-1865) - Civil War
USS C.P. Williams, a 210-ton mortar schooner, was built in 1851 at Hoboken, New Jersey, for commercial use. She was purchased by the Navy in September 1861, outfitted for combat …
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Beginning early on 18 April 1862, Porter’s mortar schooners—all named instead of simply numbered—were towed into position by seven steamers. They moored some 3,000 yards from Fort Jackson along the riverbank, where they were …
