Photo #: NH 58705
USS Montauk (1862-1904)
Line engraving, after a sketch by W.T. Crane, published in "The
Soldier in Our Civil War", Volume II, page 188. It depicts
the interior of the monitor's gun turret, probably at about the
time she was completed in December 1862.
Guns are both Dahlgren smoothbores: a XV-inch at right and an
XI-inch at left.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 58700
USS Montauk (1862-1904)
Line engraving, after a sketch by W.T. Crane, published in "The
Soldier in Our Civil War", Volume II, page 187. It depicts
a scene the compartment below the monitor's gun turret, probably
at about the time the ship was completed in December 1862.
Note crewman reading a newspaper, at right.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 58701
USS Montauk (1862-1904)
Line engraving published in "The Soldier in Our Civil War",
Volume II, page 186. It depicts scenes on board the monitor,
probably at about the time she was completed in December 1862.
The views include the Commanding Officer's cabin, arrangements
for manually rotating the gun turret, and the anchor well on
the foredeck.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 58703
USS Montauk (1862-1904)
Line engraving published in "The Soldier in Our Civil War",
Volume II, page 187. It depicts scenes on board the monitor,
probably at about the time she was completed in December 1862.
The views include a view in the officers' ward room, with negro
messmen at work, and several vignettes of ordnance equipment.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 58704
USS Montauk (1862-1904)
Line engraving published in "The Soldier in Our Civil War",
Volume II, page 186. It depicts a scene on the monitor's berth
deck, probably at about the time she was completed in December
1862.
Note mess table at left, crewmen resting and reading a newspaper,
and ladder leading topside.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 58702
USS Montauk (1862-1904)
Line engraving published in "The Soldier in Our Civil War",
Volume II, pages 186-87. It depicts scenes on board the monitor,
probably at about the time she was completed in December 1862.
The views include: interior of the armored pilothouse,with vignettes
showing the inside and outside appearance of the pilothouse viewing
ports; turret port for the ship's XV-inch Dahlgren gun; entrance
to the shell room; a crewman reading a newspaper near the windlass;
signal flags hoisted above the pilothouse; and the flagstaff
at the ship's stern.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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