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	Sinking of the USS Congress &the USS Cumberland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sinking of the USS Congress and the USS Cumberland
		The conversion of the Virginia during the past year from the former steam frigate USS Merrimack, scuttled when Federal forces evacuated Norfolk in 1861, had been a remarkable test of Confederate ingenuity and resources.
		The ironclad moved to attack the USS Minnesota, one of three vessels that had run aground coming to the aid of the Cumberland.
	www.peninsulacampaign.org /sinking.shtml (191 words)

	USS Minnesota (frigate). Who is USS Minnesota (frigate)? What is USS Minnesota (frigate)? Where is USS Minnesota ...
		USS Minnesota, a sailing/steam frigate, was launched in 1855 at the Washington Navy Yard and commissioned eighteen months later.
		She was decommissioned some five years later, then, at the outbreak of the American Civil War, returned to service as the flagship of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
		On the second day of the battle, Monitor engaged Virginia, allowing tugs to free Minnesota on the morning of 10 March.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/USS_Minnesota_(frigate) (123 words)

	Minnesota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minnesota is not strongly associated with any particular food, though in recent years dishes like wild rice sausage have come from the state and more will undoubtedly follow as Minnesotan chefs seek to define their home in the culinary world.
		Minnesota is known for active yet quirky politics, with populism being a long-standing force among all of the political parties that call the state home.
		Minnesota is the northernmost of the 48 contiguous states (Alaska reaches significantly farther north), reaching to 49° 23' 04" north latitude, due to a small piece of the state known as the Northwest Angle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minnesota (3113 words)

	USS Minnesota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The first USS Minnesota, a wooden steam frigate, saw action during the American Civil War, including an encounter with CSS Virginia.
		USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30), a, named for Fort Snelling, the first major settlement in the area, served during World War II.
		USS Duluth: Two ships have been named for Minnesota's third largest city, the busiest inland seaport in the world.
	kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/USS_Minnesota (325 words)

	USS Minnesota (1855) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She was decommissioned some five years later, but at the outbreak of the American Civil War, returned to service as the flagship of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
		The first Minnesota was actually named for the Minnesota River, keeping with the US Navy's tradition of naming sail and steam frigates for rivers, streams and bodies of water, not for the territory and later state of Minnesota.
		Minnesota was repaired and returned to duty, and she served until 1898, when she was stricken, beached and burnt to recover her metal fittings and to clear her name for a newly-ordered battleship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Minnesota_(frigate) (197 words)

	Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands:
		USS Minnesota, survived the Civil War battle of the ironclads of the coast of Virginia by the timely arrival of the USS Monitor.
		A sailing/steam frigate, she was launched in 1855 at the Washington Navy Yard and commissioned eighteen months later.
		Minnesota was repaired and returned to duty, and she served until 1898, when she was beached, and burned here at Shackford Head to recover her metal fittings and to clear her name for a newly-ordered battleship.
	www.state.me.us /doc/parks/programs/history/shackfordhead/minnesota.htm (154 words)

	Frequently Referenced Vessels \| Bibliographies \| Resources \| Monitor Center
		In 1841, this frigate was launched at the navy yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
		Launched in 1855 at Boston Navy Yard, this sailing/screw frigate was the flagship of the Pacific Squadron before heading to the East Coast for repairs and decommissioning.
		In 1855, this sailing/steam frigate was launched at the Washington Navy Yard and commissioned eighteen months later.
	www.monitorcenter.org /resources/bibliographies/reffvessels (1225 words)

	USS Minnesota - TheBestLinks.com - American Civil War, CSS Virginia, Frigate, Los Angeles class submarine, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		USS Minnesota - TheBestLinks.com - American Civil War, CSS Virginia, Frigate, Los Angeles class submarine,...
		USS Minnesota, American Civil War, CSS Virginia, Frigate, Los Angeles class...
		USS Duluth: Two ships have been named for Minnesota's fourth largest city (third largest before 2000), the busiest inland seaport in the world.
	www.thebestlinks.com /USS_Minnesota.html (320 words)

	1862Monitor vs. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Confederates were able to raise the remains of the ship and convert it into an ironclad by adding four layers of thick iron plates and a slanted top, from which the ship's guns protruded.
		Although the ship was slow and unwieldy, it was able to sink two wooden Union frigates, the USS Cumberland and the USS Congress.
		USS Minnesota, and the Union ironclad Monitor appeared.
	www.scarborough.k12.me.us /high/projects/civilwar/62merimack.htm (223 words)

	USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul - TheBestLinks.com - Los Angeles class submarine, Minnesota, Minnesota, US Navy, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		USS Minneapolis (CA-36), a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser, served from 1934 to 1946.
		USS Saint Paul, no designation, an auxiliary cruiser converted from a passenger liner, was commissioned in 1898 for the Spanish-American War, returned to civilian service at the war's end, and was briefly recommissioned for transport duty from 27 October 1917 to 24 March 1919.
		USS Saint Paul (CA-73), ex-Rochester, a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, served from 1945 to 1971, and was sold for scrapping in 1980.
	www.thebestlinks.com /USS_Minneapolis__MM__Saint_Paul.html (316 words)

	Virginia VS Monitor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The ship known as the USS Merrimack was a steam and sail frigate, in dry dock in 1861.
		The USS Minnesota was grounded trying to elude her.
		USS Monitor was sent South to help in the assult of Charleston harbor in South Carolina.
	home.comcast.net /~timhoffman01/notepad/virgmon.htm (1163 words)

	Battle of Hampton Roads. Who is Battle of Hampton Roads? What is Battle of Hampton Roads? Where is Battle of Hampton ...
		The battle began when the former American frigate USS Merrimack, converted into a large and somewhat unwieldy ironclad warship called CSS Virginia by the Confederate States Navy steamed into Hampton Roads, Virginia on the morning of March 8, 1862, and set to work attempting to break the Federal blockade.
		While attempting to finish off the warship USS Minnesota, the ironclad found itself seriously damaged by Federal shore battery fire and retreated into the safety of Rebel controlled waters for the night.
		The next morning, after undergoing repairs, Virginia returned to finish her kill of Minnesota but found her way blocked by the newly arrived USS Monitor, which the commander of the rebel ship later described as "little more than a cheesebox on a raft".
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads (275 words)

	USS Minnesota Muster Roll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The USS Minnesota was a wooden steam frigate, originally commissioned in May 1857, and, after some service with the East India Squadron, decommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard in mid 1859.
		Joshua Garrison, captain of forecastle; December 3, 1861; New York; 2; USS Shenandoah; New Jersey; 34; hazel, brown, florid; discharged December 2, 1864.
		USS North Carolina; England; 28; carpenter; grey, dark, dark.
	home.ozconnect.net /tfoen/minnesota.htm (11678 words)

	History: Civil War - Monitor vs. Merrimack
		The battle on March 9, 1862, between the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimack, officially the CSS Virginia, is one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history.
		The USS Merrimack was a Union frigate throughout most of its existence, up until the Union Navy abandoned the Norfolk Naval Yard.
		The USS Minnesota was run aground on one of the shores.
	www.cyberessays.com /History/140.htm (1172 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - CSS Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One of the first screw-propelled warships in the U.S. Navy, the ship-rigged screw frigate USS Merrimack (named for a New England river) was built at the Boston Navy Yard and commissioned in 1855.
		Virginia's first victim was the 24-gun USS Cumberland, which opened fire at 1400 at a range of 1,500 yards.
		Merrimack's sister ship USS Minnesota grounded and came under fire from Virginia, though the water was too shallow for her to close, and she disengaged at about 1700.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_097700_cssvirginia.htm (929 words)

	USS Stark (FFG 31)
		USS STARK was the last but one short hull version in the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class of guided missile frigates.
		USS STARK was homeported in Mayport, Florida, and is scheduled to be scrapped.
		USS STARK is named for Admiral Harold R. Stark, who served his country with distinction for four decades.
	united-states-navy.com /ffg/FFG31.HTM (989 words)

	Welcome to the original USS Reeves Deck Log - Please use the Association link for the current deck log.
		Welcome to the original USS Reeves Deck Log - Please use the Association link for the current deck log.
		The USS Reeves Association Deck Log Page - Please use the Association Deck Log Pages.
		Migrated to a frigate and then destroyer and Retired in Oct 1999.
	globalguest.com /gb1/REEVES/guestbook25.html (620 words)

	National Marine Sanctuaries: Hunt for the Alligator Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For example, the USS Minnesota (of Civil War fame) was variously called the Steam Frigate Minnesota and the Flagship Minnesota in official orders and communication.
		The lack of USS does not mean the ship was not "in commission" during the periods she carried the other prefixes.
		The use of "USS" Alligator is not meant to infer that the vessel was "in commission" by today’s standards, but is meant to honor the submarine propeller, its duty "in service" to the United States Navy, and its honored status in Naval Submarine Force history.
	www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov /alligator/hunt2004/m_faq.html (1988 words)

	Working at Washington Navy Yard - Early, Ludwick, Sweeney and Strauss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		USS Constitution came to the yard in 1812 to refit and prepare for combat action.
		It completed rebuilding the sloop-of-war Hornet and the lengthening of the small frigate Adams before turning to the construction of the large frigate Columbia and the sloop-of-war Argus.
		Some of the ships being worked on include: ship-of-the-line Columbus, frigates Potomac, Brandywine, and the second Columbia, sloop-of war St. Louis and St. Mary's, the schooners Shark, Grampus, and Experiment, the revenue cutter Andrew Jackson, and the big screw frigate Minnesota.
	www.elslaw.com /jobsites_dc_washingtonnavy.htm (1376 words)

	USS Minnesota (1855) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Minnesota (1855) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		USS Minnesota (1855) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation USS Minnesota (1855).
		The list of the USS Minnesota (1855) Authors is
		The orginal USS Minnesota (1855) article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/USS-Minnesota-1855.html (255 words)

	USS KING DLG-10 [DDG-41]
		After graduation from the Naval Academy in 1901, he served successively in the USS EAGLE, converted gunboat, engaged in the survey of Cienfuegos, Cuba; in the USS CINCINNATI, a protected cruiser employed in the Asiatic Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War; and in the USS ILLINOIS, flagship of the European Squadron.
		He next served as Aide on the staff of Commander, Second Division, Atlantic Fleet (USS MINNESOTA, flagship), and in March 1910 was transferred to the USS NEW HAMPSHIRE, with duty as first assistant to the Senior Engineer Officer, and from August 1910 served as Senior Engineer Officer.
		When the USS S-4 was sunk off Provincetown, Massachusetts, in December 1927, he was assigned temporary duty in command of the Salvage Force that raised that submarine.
	www.uss-king.com /ejking.shtml (1492 words)

	The Battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia
		The USS Merrimack was a Union frigate throughout most of its existence, up until the point that the Union Navy abandoned the Norfolk Naval Yard.
		Like the CSS Virginia, the USS Monitor was expected to sink; it was referred to as "Ericsson's Folly" (Johnson).
		Buchanan was unaware that Lt. Worden and the USS Monitor were lying in wait.
	www.rpi.edu /~fiscap/history_files/monitor.htm (1117 words)

	The Mariners' Museum - Monitor: History and Legacy
		The USS Monitor is launched at Greenpoint, New York.
		A soldier in one of the Union batteries notes the arrival of a "Yankee water schooner." At 9:00 P.M., the Monitor anchors next to the steam frigate USS Roanoke.
		The Confederate ironclad again turns toward the Minnesota but is again unable to approach within a mile of the frigate due to the tide, which is receding again.
	www.mariner.org /monitor/04_revunion/chron_monitor_2.html (977 words)

	The Battle for Hampton Roads
		The Minnesota being aground, Captain Worden sent me on board of her to enquire if we could render her any assistance, and to state to Captain Van Brunt that we should do all in our power to protect her from the attack of the Merrimack.
		At daylight on the 9th we saw that the Minnesota was still ashore, and that there was an iron battery near her.
		The batteries at Sewell's Point opened fire on the steamers Minnesota and Roanoke, which attempted on the 8th to pass to Newport News to the assistance of the frigates attacked by the Virginia.
	www.history.navy.mil /docs/civilwar/hamptonroads.htm (7205 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Built from the scuttled remains of the Union sloop of war USS Merrimack, Virginia set out against the blockading Union fleet off Norfolk, Va., March 7, 1862.
		The next day, this particular Dahlgren cannon was damaged during Virginia’s rampage through the Union wooden ship line in which it sank sloop of war USS Cumberland, shelled the frigate USS Congress into submission, and attacked the grounded steam frigate USS Minnesota.
		On the 9th, Virginia battled the Union ironclad USS Monitor in their famous action, in which the two ships fought to a virtual draw and revolutionized sea warfare.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display_word.asp?story_id=10166 (336 words)

	Historical Documents -- CSS Virginia Home Page
		Aboard the USS Monitor, 1862: The Letters of Acting Paymaster Willaim Frederick Keeler, U.S. Navy, to His Wife, Anna.
		Report regarding efforts to free the Minnesota in the early morning hours of March 9 and then again at noon on March 9, when it was struck by shells from the Merrimack and being blown up, in Putnam's The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, Vol.
		A letter suggesting that the reason for the slow speed of the USS Merrimac was in part due to the use of government naval constructors rather than consulting naval constructors.
	cssvirginia.org /vacsn4/original (8867 words)

	Famous Confederate Ironclad’s Cannon Now on Public Display
		A similar gun, originally mounted on the famous Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, was recently loaned to the Fredericksburg Area Museum, Fredericksburg, Va., for a three-year exhibit.
		On March 9, 1862, CSS Virginia battled the Union ironclad USS Monitor in the famous Battle of Hampton Roads, an action in which the two ships fought to a virtual draw and revolutionized sea warfare.
		This cannon, named after its designer, Rear Adm. John A. Dahlgren, is one of a few surviving artifacts saved from the famous ironclad, and was one of six cannons that were used by the ship.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=10166 (619 words)

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