FLAGSHIP USS MINNESOTA WAR MEMORIAL

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USS MINNESOTA, A WOODEN STEAM FRIGATE BUILT IN 1855, WAS THE FLAGSHIP FOR THE ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUADRON COMMANDED BY FLAG OFFICER SILAS H. STRINGHAM. SEVEN UNITED STATED NAVY WARSHIPS BOMBARDED FORTS HATTERAS AND CLARK, AUGUST 28-29, 1861. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE UNITED STATES NAVY EMPLOYED THE TACTIC OF HAVING SHIPS SAIL IN A SINGLE OVAL FORMATION. USING STRINGHAM'S INNOVATIVE MANEUVER, THE FLEET RAINED DOWN A CONTINUOUS BARRAGE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND SHELLS.

Location

Address: COAST GUARD ROAD
City: HATTERAS
State:
Zip Code: 27943

Details

Memorial Type: Cemetery Stones
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By: MIKE WINTERMANTEL
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