BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Mariners' Museum and Park - ECPv5.14.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Mariners' Museum and Park X-ORIGINAL-URL://m.boxorats.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Mariners' Museum and Park BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T130000 DTSTAMP:20220409T213320 CREATED:20210506T220316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T170136Z UID:34589-1623412800-1623416400@www.m.boxorats.com SUMMARY:Civil War Lecture: CSS Stonewall - A Ship Under Four Flags DESCRIPTION:FREE VIRTUAL LECTURE \nPresented by John V. Quarstein\, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center\nAdvance registration is required. \n\nJoin us for a virtual lecture with author and historian John V. Quarstein\, director emeritus of the USSMonitor中心。Quarstein会给介绍intriguing life story of a Confederate ironclad\, CSS Stonewall. Viewers are welcome to send any comments or questions to John\, and he will answer them following his talk.\n\nAbout the lecture:\nConfederate ironclad construction lagged far behind Northern shipbuilding capabilities. Southern designs were intended to defend harbors and bays and were simply not seaworthy. Consequently\, the CS Navy sought to purchase a European-made ironclad at the war’s onset to break the blockade. It was not until 1864 that the French-built CSS Stonewall was acquired. Originally named the Sphinx\, the ram was supposedly being built for the Khedive of Egypt. The ruse was discovered\, and US authorities knew the ironclad was destined for the Confederacy. The Sphinx was then sold to Denmark during the Second Schleswig War in 1864 and renamed Staerkoddes (strong otter or a Norse mythological giant). Eventually\, the Confederacy purchased the ironclad from the Danes. Unfortunately\, the ironclad ram did not arrive in American waters until May 1865\, too late for the Confederacy. The warship\, nevertheless\, was sold to the Japanese Imperial government. As Kotetsu\, the ram played an essential role in ending the Japanese Civil War. Later named Azuma\, the ironclad served in the Japanese navy until 1908.\n\n\nCivil War Lecture: CSS Stonewall – A Ship Under Four Flags\nJune 11\, 2021 • 12 p.m. (ET)\n \n\nImage credit: CSS Stonewall in the bay of El Ferrol\, Spain. March\, 1865. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.\n\n\n\nJohn V. Quarstein \n\n \nshop.MarinersMuseum.org\nOrder signed copies of John Quarstein’s books online at our Museum’s Gift Shop.\nMembers receive 10% OFF Gift Shop purchases with code.\nEmail Membership to get your Member discount code. Not a member? Become one today. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required.\nFor additional assistance\, questions or support\, please contact us at: customerservice@MarinersMuseum.org.\n \nCan’t make the virtual lecture live?\nSubscribe to our YouTube Channel! New lectures are uploaded every Monday and Saturday. \n\n URL://m.boxorats.com/event/css-stonewall-a-ship-under-four-flags/ LOCATION:The Mariners’ Museum\, 100 Museum Drive\, Newport News\, VA\, 23606\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg://m.boxorats.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1500x600_6-11Lecture.jpg GEO:37.0552206;-76.4900221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Mariners’ Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News VA 23606 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=100 Museum Drive:geo:-76.4900221,37.0552206 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR