"USS Cairo", an Iron Clad Gunboat from the American Civil War, Vicksburg, Mississippi
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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USS Cairo" an Iron Clad Gunboat from the American Civil War is located in the Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Really nice video, That's one mean looking Gunboat, I've always been fascinated by civlil war Iron Clad Gunboats of the North and South....
This boat was named for the city of Cairo, Illinois (pronounced "KAY-roh"), so the pronunciation the narrator uses is correct.
Thank you very much for clarifying this issue. I did not know this detail and was only pronouncing the name of the gunboat as the park rangers did when I visited the Vicksburg Battlefield Park.
@@wafflinwilly To be fair, some places in the USA are pronounced differently than the original. Literacy rates were a lot lower and these faraway places across the ocean were well and out of reach for most. Sometimes they went with a pronunciation that fit the spelling without knowing it was said differently, or sometimes the accents of the founders were from other places, like Germany or Ireland, and they just said them differently. I thought he was saying it wrong too, but it's possible he's saying it how it's said there. New Madrid in Missouri has a different pronunciation than Madrid, Spain. It happens. Still a cool video of a neat ship.
@@catjudo1 I live in Ohio - We have a Russia: pronounced rooshey. We have a Versailles: pronounced versails.
Brad Bowman Cool. Sometimes I spend my summers in Downeast Maine. The town at the Canadian border with the movie theater is spelled Calais but pronounced CAL-iss.
@@catjudo1 That’s all true - New Madrid MO and Versailles, KY are good examples. But Americans are not consistent in making local pronunciations official. If we were, the fairly large city located about 200 miles south of Jackson MS would be called “Nawlyuns” instead of New Orleans.
I visited this vessel during a road trip with my wife. I couldn't get enough of it. It was easy to imagine myself on a gun crew. The museum is very good too.
Yes. I is an amazing relic to still have and enjoy.
This is my town 😊 been here a lot.
You must be proud
My brother and I, from the UK, visited The Cairo a few years back. A great experience and Vickburg is a beautiful, friendly City.
@@oldirishcolectables9601 did you see vicksburg Reed when you went there for the visit?
Fun fact this was the first ship ever to be sunk by a mine remotely detonated from shore
In the 70s it was laying mangled at ingalls shipyard eastbank pascagoula ms.good job!
The ship is now exposed somewhat to the elements where she resides today and will weather over time so I was happy to be able to record this for all history lovers of the Civil War.
Yeah, I worked at Ingalls from the 1990s to 2000s. The old timers told me they moved it to the east bank after they brought it up from the Yazoo and had water spraying on it for years.
Thank you for posting.
I had not previously known of this exhibit and I am.adding it to my 'Places to Visit' list.
Well worth a visit and so well displayed.
I've been there & seen the Cairo myself; the torpedo the South laid in the Yazoo River certainly did a number on that gunboat.
I live near the town of Cairo and have been spending some time exploring an learning about it. They have a museum with a cool model of this ship and a display of artifacts found in it too. Cool history.
You’re lucky. I’ve always wanted to visit there.
Saw this back in 1994 when I was 8 years old….it was just as mystifying back then as it is now. Can’t wait to get time to return and visit.
Me too
I’ve been on this ship, it’s really impressive how well they restored it! Can’t wait to see it again.
i was on it back in 2005 and it was an awesome experience
I visited this boat a few years ago. It was fascinating. Well worth the trip.
Agree.
So that is the "Kayroh", and here I thought it was the Cairo. Silly me.
Rain Coast go to the town it was named for and ask, I was once lost in southern Illinois, drove into a town and asked it's name... West vieenie I was told , Vienna was what the sign said.
I lived in a village in upstate NY in the Catskills that pronounced it ''care-oh''.
Lol I love when hillbillies correct your correct pronunciation with their gibberish.
@@indyrock8148 The Catskill Mt.hillbillies pronounce their village ''care-o''.
@@yomasane3670 that's actually a nice sounding pronounciation. I realise we can't be biggots and embrace our cultural diversity.
I travel a lot and it just cracks me up the dead serious stern corrections I sometimes get.
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed it.
You never know the scale of these things until you actually see them for yourself.
No computers as well. All hand drawn for everything too.
Without ships that could counter the Union ships, the South was doomed.
Save our National Monuments and Statues from today's political hysteria.
That comment aged like fine wine sir.
I saw it pulled up, first they ripped out the cannon to reduce weight, but it was still full of mud and too heavy, so they cut it into three pieces and put it on a barge, a large piece of the armor plate fell off the barge and back into the river while being transported back to Vicksburg,
Wow! Is that ever interesting. You’re a lucky man to see history resurrected. Thank you for that background to history.
Think… If that armor plate is recovered some day an restored onto the Cairo.
Well...thanks for the regular guy review. 👍
James Eads federal gunboats were also known as”Pook Turtles”. Pronounced like you would think. 1/700 scale waterline USS Carondelet is building on my hobby desk!
Well that is interesting. Thanks for sharing.
@@PierreRepooc you are most welcome, sir.
When I went and seen this boat the guide stated that the boat was raised by a barge vessel of the same name, a century latter.
I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing.
Is this still being restored or is further restoration unnecessary?
This is the complete restoration.
I lived i Vicksburg 4 years I watched it being restored
I have been there. It`s really cool.
I agree. I was not even aware of the gunboat until I visited the Vicksburg Military Park.
Awesome. I’ve always been fascinated by ironclads in general and the Union river ironclads in particular
Saw this a couple years ago, very cool to see.
That is really neat, I may have to visit when all of this crap is over. What was the draught on that gunboat? Probably not much being a river boat. You would think someone would try to produce a replica actual working one. Really liked the video of the ribs !
Good comments all around. I too would love to see it again once the pandemic becomes manageable.
When I visited this boat back in the 1970s it was just the hull. It was under a constant spray of water to keep the wood from rotting after it was brought out of the river. I never expected it to be restored.
bearbon2
A good job done too don’t you think?
Me too !! My grandma & grandpa took me & a few of my cousins back in the 1970’s to Vicksburg ( about a 3 hour trip from home ) to the military park. They had water spraying on it then, while talking about restoring it !!
For all of you saying it's pronounced KI-roh - that is the city in Egypt - the gunboat is named after the town in Southern Illinois - which is pronounced KAY-ro - the video is correct you are wrong.
So the stupid people in Illinois don't know how to pronounce their own town's name. LOL
It sure as hell isn't pronounced like the syrup of Jefferson,Texas.The syrup is pronounced ''Kay-row'',and the yankee gunboat and the town at the confluence of the Ohio with the Mississippi river is pronounced Kai-row.
I ought to know, because I grew up on Karo syrup and pancakes.Bisquits and syrup.
The ironclad turtle ship is actually a Korean turtle ship. In the historical records of Korea, the iron-clad turtle ship and the iron-clad warship of the steam engine existed even during the reign of Emperor Gojong in 1885.
English is separated from the ancient 🇰🇷 Korean alphabet. After that, Sanskrit and Chinese characters (thousand characters) are created by ancient Koreans. All pronunciations of terms such as English and Anglo-Saxon are in Korean. English means phonetic characters. All of them are in Korean terms. Anglo-Saxon refers to a tribe that uses a script or a tribe that has tattoos with writing. All of them are in the indigenous language of Korea. Tomahawk means 🪓 cutting wood, not an axe. 🇰🇷 This is the Korean term 《토막=tomak》.
🇰🇷 Koreans know that all we have learned is colonial history in the 1800s. The truth is revealed.
Korea's territory was larger than China and Russia combined.
Have a good time 😃
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철갑 거북선은 사실 한국 거북선입니다. 한국의 역사기록에는 1885년 고종 때에도 철갑거북선과 증기기관 철갑함이 존재했다고 한다. 《세계 최초의 한글복원과 세계 최초의 영문자 제작원리와 어원 복원》
영어는 고대 🇰🇷 한글과 분리되어 있습니다. 그 후 산스크리트어와 한자(천자)는 고대 한국인에 의해 만들어졌다. 영어, 앵글로색슨 등 모든 용어의 발음은 한국어로 되어 있습니다. 영어는 음성 문자를 의미합니다. 모두 한국어로 되어 있습니다. 앵글로색슨족은 문자를 사용하는 부족이나 문신을 새긴 문자를 사용하는 부족을 말합니다. 모두 한국 고유의 언어입니다. 토마호크는 🪓 도끼가 아니라 나무를 베는 것을 의미합니다. 🇰🇷 한국어 《토막=토막》입니다.
Let's restore the CSS Arkansas, it would be easy. She took on the whole Federal fleet at Vicksburg-plucky ship!
Heck what do I know? I grew up outside Chicago, Illinois and we always pronounced it Cairo like the Egyption city but then we never pronounced the 'S' on the end of Illinois either. Oh well does it really really matter if you know what subject you are talking about?
Patrick Griffitt
I Agree. Your comment is the best so far on this subject.
I have never done a video where there has been so much a to do about the pronunciation of the subject of the video.
I believe we should just relax as it really doesn’t matter as you say and just enjoy this spectacular relic of the Civil War
Eh, don't feel bad. My ex's stepfather has the name Langlois, which you would think would be said like Illinois, but no, they pronounce the 's' at the end. He's from Massachusetts, and they just say everything oddly there... (For the record, I'm from the Deep South, and we can mispronounce anything, so I'm kinda being cheeky here...)
"City " class because those of this design were named for cities in the North. This one was named for Cairo, Illinois.
I apologize I have been educated. It is pronounced Kari like the syrup. I do thank you all.
USS Cairo was one of a number of river ironclads built by James B. Eads on the design of Samuel M. Pook, based on the snag boats used to keep the rivers clear for navigation. Only the pilothouse and front third of the boat were armored, and the design was so simple that the North could build many of them quickly.
Cool! thank you!
Glad you enjoyed.
🚢👍
Same ironclad ship used in the intro to the movie Sahara
Neat! Hope to see it myself some day...
Re commission that vessel. There is a new civil war coming!
been wanting to see this. my ggg northern army grandfather was stationed at fort defiance in cairo. unfortionately theres nothing to see in cairo of the naval base or fort except a sign marking its location.
Iv been there.
Great that you could see up close and personal
Hopefully, the new administration won't censor this great piece of history.
Great job, good video.
Remarkable and amazing! Awesome video. Really cool To see this all.
Glad you liked it. It was my pleaser to compile the video.
Our family viewed the U S S Cairo a few years before this video was made. At the time we viewed it was still being sprayed with water to assail further deteriation from exposure before it could be reconstructed. It is a wonder to see one of these old ironclad vessels.
Wow..she still looks like she would be pretty formidable even today.
Yes. Quite amazing really.
I would have watched 10 more minutes...
Pierre de Cine
Wish I had ten more minutes to add.
Not Key Row..., It's Kai Row
That would be fascinating to see in person. Thanks for posting
Many Thanks Gregory.
You’re most welcome. My pleasure.
You keep changing how you are pronouncing the name of the ship.
But hey - one of them was correct.
SMH
You are right and the correct pronunciation does not sound like Cairo, the capital of Egypt. 🤪
I actually pass a civil war museum with paddle tug (I think its a tug) the ship is out of water and on display and that's all I saw of that place considering I was on the road
Blue Foxy
It is worth a stop. Maybe next time.
Do allitle more background studying it's a pilot house
Probably a valid comment regarding the pilot house. But I can’t say for sure. I’ll defer to The expert.
I think one of the cannons found on the wreck of the CSS Alabama was also loaded with a live shell.
Interesting note Giles. I did not know that. Thanks.
Pierre
it looks like a mobile fort
the reason it was at the bottom of the mississippi river was a confederate mine
Nope,,, She sank because the commander was an idiot! T.O Selfridge Jr. Was the commander and it was the Yazoo river
It’s Cairo as in Egypt, not like Karo Syrup. 😀
Sorry it’s named after Cairo, Illinois and the pronunciation in the video is correct. See earlier comments on the subject.
Cannon is not pronounced Kaynon either.
Very Cool!
Great video thank you 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it.
Wonderful, thanks! Vicksburg, MS, fell to Union forces on July 4th, 1863. Independence day was not celebrated there again until 1949.
Thank you.
Been there it is so cool
Right on
been there many times,love the engines
It must have been miserable in there, under combat conditions!
I love the boats of old.....it are history but
KAIRO NOT KIEJRO> like KANON NOT KIEJNON !!!!!
HARD TO BELIEVE that naval warfare was still mired in wooden vessels up to the American Civil War ! Although primitive, the "Cairo" would easily have been able to sink wooden warships with impunity.
Mary A
Good observations. Yes, historical artifacts do give us today a somewhat archaic view of how we imagined it was in their time. Thanks for the comment.
That's a cool ship.
Skylar Williams
That’s for sure and much of it original too.
And that is what makes it very cool
Where is this at?
It is located in the Vicksburg National Military Park.
Very few people know that the first cannon shot fired was in Vicksburg prior to Fort Sumpter.
Can you expand on this as it relates to the USS Cairo?
good work...nice detail in the video
Learn something new every day
How difficult is it to pronounce the capital of Egypt correctly?
It’s named after Cairo, Illinois not Egypt. Look it up.
@@PierreRepooc So what was that named after? And how do you pronounce it, you mute American? Ever hear of Little Egypt in Illinois?
Of course but what does this have to do with the pronunciation of the U.S.S. Cairo?
Do you say that to Egyptians who pronounce it "Al Qarirah"? Unbelievable.
Best closing music, and appropriate lenght credits. Top notch job of keeping it simple. :)
David Baldwin
Love your comments. Many thanks and glad you enjoyed.
Very cool little vid.i love seeing these old historic boats. Particularly The Navy vessels
Many thanks. While not a Navy vessel, my video on the S.S. Keewatin might be worth a look. It certainly is historic.
Id never even considered that these were driven by a paddle wheel. Id just assumed it was prop driven. Realy impressive looking thing being able to see inside like that.
An efficient propeller wasn't as available at this time. The paddle was simpler and probably better for navigating the shallow muddy bottom rivers of the south central US.
my favorite ship of all time
"K" - ro? Since when? LOL "Ki" - ro in Egypt...
We have had this discussion a number of times before. But as I understand it the ship was named after Cairo, Illinois, which is pronounced KAY..ROW I believe.
thank you
They should of restored her to working condition
This relic is fine the way it is don't you think?
Thanks for the video.
karo syrup
very nice restoration project , combining original and reconstruction in a tasteful manner, giving real insight of what this ship was & how it was constructed.... did the crew have any accommodation ? Or was this intended as a " day boat " with the crew living ashore & only going out on day trip missions ?
that's the question I have too. It looks like it's all cannons and steam engine
Typically the gun deck was used, with hammocks hung from the rafters. Not any personal space to speak of. You pretty much hung something up near your post, just as they did on most sailing vessels.
Is there a reason why Cairo is built with paddle wheel propulsion? (and thus it has to be built with catamaran hull to the rear)
I don't really know I'm not an expert but the 1860's were era of the steam engine and paddle wheelers, so it likely makes sense.
Many Union gunboats were converted from river steamers which used paddle wheels, as they were more practical in very shallow waters.
Great bit of history love the vid
Agree and glad you enjoyed the vid.
Ironclad top = Pilothouse...
Pierre de Cine
Thanks. Yes, I believe you are correct.
Good info..I plan to see it one day.
Well worth the trip to a part of history often not seen.
"K Row". FFS !!!
lets not get into this again. my pronunciation is correct as in Cairo Illinois, which the ship is named after.
I wonder, if the engines, cannons, pilot house, and most of the wooden hull survived, than why did only the front and some starboard armor survive?
Sir Boomsalot
I don’t have an answer to that. I can only add that the gunboat, as I understand it, was found submerged in shallow water after it was hit by a mine and ultimately was mostly covered in mud. It was the mud that preserved so much of the ship as we see it today. Possibly the rear armor was exposed to water all the time it was submerged and rusted away. Hope that helps.
Pierre Repooc Productions I knew that, and maybe the rear armor did rust away. But then again, the aft cannons, engines, and the paddlewheel frame survivied
Sir Boomsalot
I see your point. Wish I had thought to ask a park ranger when I was there. It is somewhat of a mystery.
The City-class gunboats didn't have iron armor on the casement top or rear, except for the pilothouse & top of the wheel domes. They were meant to take on fortifications and gunboats in a "head on" facing, due to river terrain and current. The attack on Fort Henry was the optimal situation for the class.
@@PierreRepooc The Eads ironclads weren't armored aft of the broadside guns, so only about a third of the casemate was protected. These vessels were intended to keep facing the enemy, whether forts or other ironclads...that's why there's three cannon at the bow but only two on each broadside. The largest Eads ironclad, USS Benton, had four cannon firing forward.
are these boats the origin of deflecting armor?
P Mondria Thank You, the whole topic is real interesting. I wonder why tank engineers forgot about this armor shape in the second world war.
Zorn Gottes Forgot? Many tanks had that armor design in WWII, most notably T-34s, Shermans, Panthers, Jadgpanzer 38(t)s, M5 Stuarts, the list goes on. It was mainly German tanks without the slopped armor
As was the case with CSS Virginia, since these ironclads weren't meant for seakeeping they could increase protection by having a sloping armored casemate over a wooden hull that sat below the waterline, and a low armored freeboard.
Well done thank you
John Demby
Thanks John. A fun video for me to prepare and upload.
Nice
Glad you enjoyed it.
Ugh, there's little more annoying than when someone says, "The U.S. of A." 🤣
It's like, "okey dokey artichokey!" lol or, "for shits and grins."
Hey Ugh, if that’s the most annoying thing I have ever said over the 600 plus videos on my channel I’d be very surprised. You should read some of the other comments on this video, particularly as they relate to the pronunciation of “Cairo”, the ships name.
Nevertheless, thanks for your opinion and comments. If I could do it again I would take your advice.
I dont think you r pronouncing it correctly
Same mentality in the mid to late 60’s in Vietnam Nam Brown water Navy.
And its “eye-run” clad?
Not knowing how to pronounce Cairo is a perfect example why America needs to educate its citizens about the rest of the world.
Who are you suggesting pronounced Cairo incorrectly? It’s pronounced after the city Cairo, Illinois.
Kayro...... hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Pronounced like the city in Egypt Cairo not like the syrup karo 🤔
It aggravates me to no end when people mispronounce names and so forth. To me it shows a lack of respect towards the subject and takes an otherwise good video and puts it in the trash can. If you are going to make videos and want to be believed then learn the subject and proper pronunciation so we can take you seriously
John Stark Sorry John it is named after the city in Illinois pronounced (like the syrup karo?) Or maybe it’s my accent? It should be pronounced Care-O.
Pierre Repooc Productions actually the ORIGINAL pronunciation of of the illinois town was just as the city in Egypt. Someone decided they didn't like it and changed it. So actually I am correct.
Thanks John. I always appreciate comments or opinions. But I would just say I take my channel very seriously and when I can make a correction on an error I made I do or otherwise I delete the video.
Many thanks for your interest.
Pierre
Pierre Repooc Productions no problem Plerre. I just get aggravated at all the mispronunciations in videos. It's actually much worse on many history channels done by actual"professionals" that are the worst. Especially from WWII where they intentionally miss pronounce German names.
Don't take the video down though, it's an interesting topic.