| 词条 | CSS Patrick Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CareerStill commonly referred to as Yorktown, she was assigned to a position near Mulberry Island in the James River to protect the right flank of the Confederate Army of the Peninsula. On 13 September 1861 and again on 2 December, Commander Tucker took Patrick Henry down the river to a point about {{convert|1.5|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Newport News, Virginia, and opened fire on the Federal squadron at long range hoping to draw out some of the gunboats. The gambit was refused, but Tucker inflicted some minor damage. During the Battle of Hampton Roads on 8 March 1862 in which CSS Virginia destroyed the Federal warships USS Cumberland and USS Congress, Patrick Henry attempted to take the latter's surrender but was fired upon by shore batteries, and took a shell in her steam chest that killed four men. Towed out of action long enough to make repairs, she soon resumed her former position. During the historic 9 March 1862 action between Virginia and USS Monitor, Patrick Henry fired long range at Monitor. The Confederate Congress later accorded special thanks to all officers and men for their gallant conduct during the two-day battle. Patrick Henry was also present during some of Virginias other actions. In a daring night operation on 5 May 1862, she helped remove Confederate property from the Norfolk Navy Yard before it was abandoned to the Federals.After the surrender of Norfolk, Virginia on 10 May 1862, the James River Squadron, including Patrick Henry, retired up the river to Drewry's Bluff where pursuing Federal ships were repulsed on 15 May. Patrick Henry was designated an academy ship in May 1862 and underwent appropriate alterations. In October 1863, Patrick Henry housed the floating Confederate States Naval Academy at Drewry's Bluff, where instruction for 52 midshipmen began under the superintendency of Lieutenant William Harwar Parker. Numbers later increased to sixty, with thirteen teachers in attendance. Sometimes she took part in action with the midshipmen on board. When Richmond was evacuated on 3 April 1865, Patrick Henry was burned to prevent capture. Her midshipmen were charged with the delivery of a treasury of some CS$500,000 to the new government seat of Danville, Virginia. When they were disbanded each were given $40 in gold to help them reach their homes. CommandersThe commanders of the CSS Patrick Henry were:[2]
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1. ^Historical Information Library of Virginia. Retrieved 27 December 2016 {{CSN Steamers}}{{Battle of Hampton Roads|state=autocollapse}}{{1865 shipwrecks}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Patrick Henry}}2. ^Coski (1996), John M. Capital Navy: The Men, Ships and Operations of the James River Squadron, Campbell, CA: Savas Woodbury Publishers. {{ISBN|1-882810-03-1}}. 9 : Gunboats of the Confederate States Navy|Shipwrecks of the American Civil War|Shipwrecks in rivers|Ship fires|Maritime incidents in 1865|Virginia in the American Civil War|United States Navy Virginia-related ships|Ships built in New York (state)|1853 ships |
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