出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/08 07:02 UTC 版)
CSS Virginia II was a Confederate Navy steam-powered ironclad ram laid down in 1862 at the William Graves' shipyard in Richmond, Virginia. Acting Constructor William A. Graves, CSN, was the superintendent in charge of her building. In order to conserve scarce iron plating, he ordered the ship's armored casemate shortened from the specifications given in John L. Porter's original building plans; in addition, the ship's iron-plating, while six-inches thick on the casemate's forward face, was reduced to five-inches on her port, starboard, and aft faces.