USS Vesuvius + laser cut frames
The third ship of the United States Navy named for the Italian volcano, was a unique vessel in the Navy inventory which marked a departure from more conventional forms of main battery armament.
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- Type: gunboat
- Historical period: technological revolution, 1890
- Country: USA
- Scale: 1:200
- Number of sheets: 10 sheets A4
The set includes laser cut frames.
Historical information
USS Vesuvius, the third ship of the United States Navy named for the Italian volcano, was a unique vessel in the Navy inventory which marked a departure from more conventional forms of main battery armament. It is considered a dynamite gun cruiser.
Vesuvius was laid down in September 1887 at Philadelphia by William Cramp and Sons Ships and Engine Building Company, subcontracted from the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company of New York City.
It was launched on 28 April 1888 sponsored by Miss Eleanor Breckinridge and commissioned on 2 June 1890 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder in command.
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