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USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ is the lead ship of the City-class casemate ironclads built at the beginning of the American Civil War to serve as river gunboats. Cairo

(1861) Vicksburg National Military Park Pemberton's Headquarters U.S.S. Cairo Gunboat & Museum Vicksburg Riverfront Murals (2002, 2012) Vicksburg Theatre

The Pook Turtles, or City-class gunboats to use their semi-official name, were war vessels intended for service on the Mississippi River during the American

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military

Fleet Submarine Museum. Retrieved April 4, 2024. "USS Cobia". "USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum". Archived from the original on October 3, 2006. "USS CASSIN

walking trail, two antebellum homes, 144 emplaced cannons, the restored gunboat USS Cairo (sunk on December 12, 1862, on the Yazoo River), and the Grant's Canal

1944". US Coast Guard Cutter History. Retrieved 3 October 2016. "USS Cairo Gunboat & Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2016. "A Mississippi

A river gunboat is a type of gunboat adapted for river operations. River gunboats required shallow draft for river navigation. They would be armed with

HMS Cairo (D87), a 1918 ship in the Royal Navy USS Cairo (1861), an ironclad river gunboat in the United States Navy during the 19th century RMS Cairo, original

from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-27. "USS Cairo Gunboat & Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2016. "Hjejlen"