Plenty of Firepower - Armor Plated

Plenty of Firepower - Armor Plated (HM22GD)

Location: Vicksburg, MS 39183 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 22.551', W 90° 52.012'

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Plenty of Firepower
Ironclads like the USS Cairo came equipped
with 13 heavy cannon. It took a crew of six men
to position and fire each gun. As Cairo prowled
the rivers north of Vicksburg, it could use its
cannon to pound Confederate forts, battle
enemy gunboats, and sink shipments of
supplies headed to Confederate armies.

Armor Plated

Interlocking iron plates, like the ones you can
see to the left of the cannon, protected the
pilothouse and sloping casemates from enemy
fire. Behind the 2-1/2 inch thick plates were
white oak planks 12 to 25 inches thick. When
the iron plates took a hit, their wooden
backing kept them from shattering.

More Iron Needed
Look to your right beyond the
walkway. Cairo's crew added those
iron railroad rails to protect the
boat's exposed forward casemate.
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HM NumberHM22GD
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Placed ByNational Park Service, Department of the Interior
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 700679 N 3584097
Decimal Degrees32.37585000, -90.86686667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 22.551', W 90° 52.012'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 22' 33.06" N, 90° 52' 0.72000000000003" W
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Area Code(s)601
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Cairo Museum Cir, Vicksburg MS 39183, US
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