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USS Roanoke
USS ''Roanoke'' may refer to: * was a screw frigate Steam frigates (including screw frigates) and the smaller steam corvettes, steam sloops, steam gunboats and steam schooners, were steam-powered warships that were not meant to stand in the line of battle. There were some exceptions like for exam ... commissioned in 1857, converted to carry three revolving turrets in 1863, and in periodic use until 1882 * was the civilian vessel ''El Dia'' converted to a minelayer in 1917 and returned in 1919 * was a patrol gunboat, reclassified as a patrol frigate, then renamed ''Lorain'' in 1944 while under construction * , a light cruiser, was canceled on 5 October 1944, prior to the start of construction * was a light cruiser in service from 1949 to 1958 * was a fleet replenishment oiler from 1956 to 1957 * was a replenishment oiler in service from 1976 to 1995 {{DEFAULTSORT:Roanoke, USS United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screw Frigate
Steam frigates (including screw frigates) and the smaller steam corvettes, steam sloops, steam gunboats and steam schooners, were steam-powered warships that were not meant to stand in the line of battle. There were some exceptions like for example the French Napoléon class steam ship of the line was meant to stand in the line of battle, making it the world's first steam battleship. The first such ships were paddle steamers. Later on the invention of screw propulsion enabled construction of steam-powered versions of the traditional ships of the line, frigates, corvettes, sloops and gunboats. Evolution First steam warships The first small vessel that can be considered a steam warship was the ''Demologos'', which was launched in 1815 for the United States Navy. From the early 1820s, the British Navy began building a number of small steam warships including the armed tugs and , and by the 1830s the navies of America, Russia and France were experimenting with steam-powered war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |