Monocacy
Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results
Type: Schooner Barge
Year: 1911
Builder: Diebert Barge Bldg. Co.
Location: Elkton
These records are found in the online catalog of The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether the museum’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to visit the museum’s catalog search page for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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| Fetch? | Row ID | Media | Date | Vessel | Place | Related Places | Inscription/Marks | Subject | Notes | Archive Number |
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| 1 |  | 1883-1931 | Copy stereo / U.S.S. Monocacy / 1864 | Copy of a stereoview of Monocacy (Side-wheel gunboat : 1866), depicting an incident in 1900. According to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: " In 1900 Monocacy became involved in the repercussions of the Boxer Rebellion, the extremist Chinese attempt to oust foreigners. On 14 June she captured seven small craft off Tongku, China." The stereoview shows a shell hole in her rail as the Chinese fired on her from shore. | MS0091/03.01-37#009 | |||||
| 2 | No image URL. | Contains black-and-white photographs. | MS0817/01-16.178 | |||||||
| 3 |    | SHORT DESCRIPTION: Black leather powder case with oval shaped lid. Strap is detached from the sides. NOTES: This item was acquired by the donor through a descendent of the ship's surgeon H.E. Ames who was on the ship from 1886-1889. VESSEL HISTORY: The U.S.S. Monocacy was a Mohongo-class double-ended sidewheel gunboat launched in 1864 for war service, but not completed until late 1865. She spent almost her entire career in the Asiatic Squadron, primarily patrolling the waters around Japan. The ship saw some action in the Boxer Uprising of 1900. It was sold in 1903. | CL29415 | |||||||
| 4 |    | SHORT DESCRIPTION: Black leather powder case and lid. Leather handle detached from sides of case. NOTES: This item was acquired by the donor through a descendent of the ship's surgeon H.E. Ames who was on the ship from 1886-1889. VESSEL HISTORY: The U.S.S. Monocacy was a Mohongo-class double-ended sidewheel gunboat launched in 1864 for war service, but not completed until late 1865. She spent almost her entire career in the Asiatic Squadron, primarily patrolling the waters around Japan. The ship saw some action in the Boxer Uprising of 1900. It was sold in 1903. | CL29414 | |||||||
| 5 |  | SHORT DESCRIPTION: Tampion for a 32-punder cannon consisting of cylindrical wooden barrel covered with leather. Metal plated bottom and metal lid with attached handle at top. NOTES: This item was acquired by the donor through a descendent of the ship's surgeon H.E. Ames who was on the ship from 1886-1889. VESSEL HISTORY: The U.S.S. Monocacy was a Mohongo-class double-ended sidewheel gunboat launched in 1864 for war service, but not completed until late 1865. She spent almost her entire career in the Asiatic Squadron, primarily patrolling the waters around Japan. The ship saw some action in the Boxer Uprising of 1900. It was sold in 1903. | CL29416 | |||||||
| 6 |  | 1871 | Monocacy (Sidewheel gunboat : 1866). | Korea–History. | Looking down at a rocky shoreline toward a body of water and an island in the distance. Soldiers stand at the water's edge at the lower right of the image. | MS0690/-#03 | ||||
| 7 |  | 1871 | Monocacy (Sidewheel gunboat : 1866). | Korea–History. | on verso: Borsin Island (Morse?, Borsie?). | View of an island with no other identifying information. | MS0690/-#04 | |||
| 8 | No image URL. | United States. Navy. Yangtze Patrol. | plates. | LB68896 | ||||||
| 9 |  | 1871 | Monocacy (Sidewheel gunboat : 1866). | Korea–History. | Twelve Naval officers in uniform stand in front of a cannon on deck. | MS0690/-#02 |
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