Merrimac in Dry dock, Being Converted into the Iron Battery Virginia. From original painting by B. A. Richardson

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

PC00282: Origsize: 3 1/2 X 5 1/2"; Resolution: 200dpi
PC00282

Origsize: 3 1/2 X 5 1/2"; Resolution: 200dpi

Name/Title

Merrimac in Dry dock, Being Converted into the Iron Battery Virginia. From original painting by B. A. Richardson

Entry/Object ID

PC00282

Description

Color postcard of the USS Merimac in Dry Dock, launched June 15, 1855, burned April 20, 1861, refoated by Confederacy and renamed the Virginia.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Color

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Source, Unknown

Studio

Unknown Organization

Date made

1555 - 1861

Place

Unknown

Unknown

Notes

Date: dated 1907

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcard, III-A-1 U.S. Navy -- early ship types