FIRST - Ironclad Ship in American Waters - Savannah, GA
N 32° 04.860 W 081° 05.478
17S E 491383 N 3549417
The John Randolph was the first Ironclad ship in American waters. It was built in 1834 in Savannah, GA. This tablet commemorates the event and is located beside the Bay St entrance door to City Hall.
Waymark Code: WM3Z9X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2008
Views: 59
The marker reads:
"This tablet commerates
The "John Randolph"
the first iron vessel seen in American waters
Riveted together and launched here in 1834, the plates having been made by John Laird of Birkenhead, England, and shipped to this port in sections
Built for Gazaway B. Lamar, Banker and Cotton Merchant of Savannah.
The same great iron shipbuilder John Laird built in 1862 the Confederate Cruiser "ALABAMA""
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1834
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