42 - C. S. Ram Arkansas Traditional Geocache
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Preform soda bottle
Caches in this series on Kings Ferry Road begin to be unavailable
when the Mississippi River gauge at Vicksburg reaches 35 feet.
Caches along Long Lake Road begin to be unavailable when the gauge
reaches 38 feet. Caches along the Yazoo River on the north and
western portions of this series begin to be unavailable when the
river reaches 41 feet.
Acquisition.--Built at Memphis, Tenn., and in Yazoo River, Miss.,
by contract with John T. Shirley.
Cost.--$76,920.
Description.--Twin screw ironclad ram; wood, covered with railroad
iron.
Dimensions.--Length, 165'; beam, 35'. Draft.--11' 6".
Speed.--Eight miles per hour in still water.
Engines.--Twin screws.
Battery.--July 14, 1862, 2 8-inch 64-pounders; 2 rifled
32-pounders; 2 100-pounder columbiads; and a 6-inch naval gun on
each broadside.
Disposition.--Destroyed by her crew, August 5, 1862, near Baton
Rouge.
Remarks.--July 15, 1862, engaged the Tyler, Queen of the West, and
the Carondelet, which she compelled to run ashore. On the same day
ran past Federal fleet of 33 vessels, underwent a terrific fire at
close range, and ran alongside the wharf under the guns of
Vicksburg. July 22.
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