During the Civil War he proposed, designed, and built a novel warship, the battle-of-hampton-roads.
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John Ericsson
John Ericsson
The USS Monitor was designed the Swedish engineer John Ericsson. The rotating turret which made the Monitor a unique vessel was however the creation of Theodore Timby of Saratoga Springs New York.
He had his own ship.
He used a Viking merchant ship known as a knarr.
He had no sponsors. He supplied his own ship and supplies.
No one. He supplied his own ship and supplies.
No one. He had his own ship and supplies.
The USS Monitor was designed by John Ericsson. It was built in only 101 days by Continental Iron a works in Brooklyn, New York. The USS Monitor was the first ironclad navy ship built in the US.
194. And I know the captain - Captain Richard Kirk. Yes, Captain Kirk. (current as of early 2011)
None. He supplied his own ship.
No one. He supplied his own ship and supplies.