Computer Line drawings by Alexander van Maanen
Pencil drawings and text by Ron van Maanen
The ironclad Stonewall or also called Stonewall Jackson is a quite famous ship. In the Civil War the Confederate States ordered through contractor Bulloch two ironclads to be built by Louis Arman at Bordeaux, France. Here she was laid down as the Sphinx and launched 21 June 1864. For political reasons the Northern States weren't allowed to know that the Confederates ordered her and one sister ship. The latter was called Cheops (1) and finally sold to Prussia and renamed Prinz Adalbert. Both were of 1390 tons tonnage with the dimensions 186'9"(over all) x 32'6'" x 14'3", armed with a 1-11" and 2-5" (2). She was sold to Denmark and renamed Staerkodder but refused by the Danish government and returned as Olinde to France. However while being at sea she was commissioned by the navy of the Confederate States as the Stonewall and left the Spanish port Ferrol 24 March 1865. The Civil War was coming to an end and after her arrival at Havana, Cuba she was turned over to what became the United States Navy. Sold to Japan she was renamed Kotetsu and serve in the civil war in Japan. Afterwards she was transferred to the Japanese Imperial Navy and in 1871 renamed Azuma. She was finally broken up in 1908.
Notes
1. See for this ship the link http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.nl/2011/09/prussian-ironclad-prinz-adalbert.html
2. Technical details are not correct, new research is necessary (20 May 2013).
As the Danish Staerkodderen
As the Japanese Kotetsu
Pencil drawings and text by Ron van Maanen
The ironclad Stonewall or also called Stonewall Jackson is a quite famous ship. In the Civil War the Confederate States ordered through contractor Bulloch two ironclads to be built by Louis Arman at Bordeaux, France. Here she was laid down as the Sphinx and launched 21 June 1864. For political reasons the Northern States weren't allowed to know that the Confederates ordered her and one sister ship. The latter was called Cheops (1) and finally sold to Prussia and renamed Prinz Adalbert. Both were of 1390 tons tonnage with the dimensions 186'9"(over all) x 32'6'" x 14'3", armed with a 1-11" and 2-5" (2). She was sold to Denmark and renamed Staerkodder but refused by the Danish government and returned as Olinde to France. However while being at sea she was commissioned by the navy of the Confederate States as the Stonewall and left the Spanish port Ferrol 24 March 1865. The Civil War was coming to an end and after her arrival at Havana, Cuba she was turned over to what became the United States Navy. Sold to Japan she was renamed Kotetsu and serve in the civil war in Japan. Afterwards she was transferred to the Japanese Imperial Navy and in 1871 renamed Azuma. She was finally broken up in 1908.
Notes
1. See for this ship the link http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.nl/2011/09/prussian-ironclad-prinz-adalbert.html
2. Technical details are not correct, new research is necessary (20 May 2013).
