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USS Memphis ( 1862 ) The second USS " Memphis " was a 7 ‑ gun screw steamer , built by William Denny and Brothers , Dumbarton , Scotland in 1861 , which briefly served as a Confederate blockade runner before being captured and taken into the Union Navy during the American Civil War . Civil War service . Confederate blockade runner . " Memphis " — while running the Union blockade of Confederate ports on 22 June 1862 — ran aground while attempting to enter Charleston harbor , South Carolina . Efficient work by Southern troops got her partially unloaded on the following day , and she was towed to safety before Federal warships could hit her with shell fire . " Memphis " was captured by sidewheel gunboat outbound from Charleston with a cargo of cotton on 31 July 1862 , and purchased by the Union Navy from a prize court at New York City on 4 September 1862 . " Memphis " was commissioned on 4 October 1862 , Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Pendleton G . Watmough in command . Union blockade ship . Assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron , " Memphis " sailed for Charleston and began service on 14 October with the capture of British steamer " Ouachita " bound for Havana , Cuba . She continued patrol in 1862 - 1863 . On 4 January 1863 , she joined sidewheel steamer in taking Confederate sloop " Mercury " with a cargo of turpentine for Nassau , Bahamas . On 31 January , Confederate ironclad s CSS " Palmetto State " and CSS " Chicora " made a dash out of Charleston Harbor into the midst of the blockading ships . Screw steamer was rammed and disabled by " Palmetto State " while sidewheel steamer was next attacked and left for " Memphis " to take in tow . The two rams then retired . By March of the following year , " Memphis " was operating in the North Edisto River . On 6 March 1864 , Confederate torpedo boat CSS " David " attempted a run on the Union blockader . The spar torpedo struck " Memphis " port quarter but did not explode . After her second torpedo misfired , " David " retreated upstream out of range of her foe ' s heavy guns . " Memphis " , uninjured , continued her blockading duties to the end of the Civil War . Post - war . On 6 May 1867 , " Memphis " was decommissioned , and sold to V . Brown & Co . , at New York on 8 May 1869 . Renamed " Mississippi " , the screw steamer operated as a freight ship until 13 May 1883 , when she was gutted by a dock fire at Seattle , Washington , and her wreck abandoned .
USS Montauk ( 1862 ) The first USS " Montauk " was a single - turret ed monitor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War . It saw action throughout the war and was used as the floating prison for the conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination and was the site of the autopsy and identification of assassin John Wilkes Booth . " Montauk " was built by John Ericsson at Continental Iron Works , Greenpoint , Brooklyn ; launched on 9 October 1862 ; and commissioned at New York on 14 December 1862 , Commander John L . Worden in command . A principal ironclad in the naval attack on Charleston , South Carolina , " Montauk " departed New York on 24 December 1862 , arriving Port Royal , South Carolina on 19 January 1863 to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron . Taking advantage of the opportunity to test the ironclads on 27 January , Rear Admiral Samuel F . Du Pont sent " Montauk " , , , and to bombard Fort McAllister , Georgia . Although hit 13 or 14 times , " Montauk " was undamaged . The ironclads made a second attack on 1 February , badly battering the fort ; but " Montauk " was hit 48 times . She destroyed blockade runner " Rattlesnake " on 28 February in Ogeechee River but was herself damaged by a torpedo ( mine ) which exploded under her . " Montauk " steamed into North Edisto River on 1 April in preparation for the attack on Charleston . At midafternoon on the 7th , Admiral Du Pont ’ s ironclads attacked Fort Sumter . The Union ships braved intense fire from Confederates coast artillery , and kept their own guns operating effectively until withdrawing toward evening . Damage to the monitors prevented Du Pont from resuming the attack the next day with the " Montauk " taking 20 hits . The ironclads launched an attack on Fort Wagner , Morris Island on 10 July . Gaining of this island was important as success would permit access to the interior defenses of Charleston Harbor . Assuming command of the naval forces , John Dahlgren boarded " Montauk " on 16 July and after consultation with the captains , renewed the attack on Fort Wagner and bombarded it daily until it was evacuated by the Confederates on 6 September . The ships then turned their attention to Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie operating for the rest of the year against these fortifications which guarded the Cradle of the Rebellion . However , the Confederate works were never to be taken by sea . " Montauk " remained off Charleston until July 1864 , when she shifted operations to the Stono River . In February 1865 , she transferred to the Cape Fear River . Proceeding to the Washington Navy Yard after the end of the conflict , she served as a floating bier for assassin John Wilkes Booth on 27 April and a floating prison for six accomplices . Decommissioning occurred at Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1865 . She remained there until sold to Frank Samuel on 14 April 1904 , except for a stint from May 1898 - March 1899 , when she served with a crew primarily of local naval reservists to protect the harbor of Portland , Maine during the Spanish - American War .
SS Lasknes Lasknes was a 1 , 587 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1927 by Flensburger Schiffbau - Gesellschaft , Flensburg , Germany as Marquardt Petersen for German owners . She was sold in 1935 and renamed Sexta . Another sale in 1938 saw her renamed Annelis Christophersen . She was seized by the Allies in 1945 . " Annelis Christophersen " was passed to the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) and renamed Empire Concern . In 1946 , she was passed to the Norwegian Government and renamed " Lasknes " . She ran aground on 27 November 1946 and subsequently sank . Description . The ship was built in 1927 by Flensburger Schiffbau - Gesellschaft , Flensburg . The ship was long , with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 1 , 581 and a NRT of 937 . Her DWT was 2 , 650 . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine , which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke . The engine was built by Flensburger Schiffbau - Gesellschaft . History . " Marquardt Petersen " was built for Morquardt Petersen Reederei GmbH . Her port of registry was Flensburg and the Code Letters LNTH were allocated . Her Code Letters were changed to DDTF in 1934 . In 1935 , she was sold to Flensburger Dampfschiff Gesellschaft von 1839 and was renamed " Sexta " . In 1936 , " Sexta " was one of 20 ships chartered to transport timber from Leningrad , Soviet Union to Germany . In 1938 , " Sexta " was sold to H W Christophersen , Flensburg and was renamed " Annelis Christophersen " . On 30 September 1942 , " Annelis Christophersen " was attacked by Soviet submarine " SC - 310 " when north west of Stolpmünde , Germany . All four torpedo es missed their target . In May 1945 , " Annelis Christophersen " was seized by the Allies at Flensburg . She was passed to the MoWT and renamed " Empire Concern " . She was placed under the management of Harries , Brothers & Co Ltd . Her port of registry was London , the code letters GFKQ and United Kingdome Official Number 180639 were allocated . In 1946 , " Empire Concern " was passed to the Norwegian Government and was renamed " Lasknes " . Her port of registry was Oslo and she was allocated the Code Letters LLTM . On 23 November 1946 , F N Nordbø , Haugesund agreed to buy the ship . On 27 November , " Lasknes " ran aground at Rongevær , Norway . She broke in two and then sank . She was on a voyage from Brevik to Namsos with a cargo of cement . The wreck was raised and scrapped in 1950 .
Jeff Davis Cavalry Legion Jeff Davis Cavalry Legion was an elite Confederate cavalry unit during the American Civil War . This unit fought primarily in the Eastern theater with the Army of Northern Virginia . The Legion consisted of the following cavalry companies and the counties and states that they were raised in :
1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics The 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 1st Michigan Engineers was organized at Marshall , Michigan and mustered into service on October 29 , 1861 . The regiment was mustered out on September 22 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . Over its existence , the regiment carried a total of 2962 men on its muster rolls . The regiment lost 1 officer and 12 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded , and 351 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 364 fatalities .
USS Shabonee ( YTB - 833 ) , sometimes spelled Shabonne , was a United States Navy large district harbor tug named for Pottawatomie Chief Shabonna , grand nephew of Chief Pontiac . " Shabonee " was the second US Navy ship to bear the name . Construction and commissioning . The contract for " Shabonee " was awarded 5 June 1973 . She was laid down down on 12 June 1974 at Marinette , Wisconsin , by Marinette Marine and launched 29 October 1974 . Operational history . " Shabonee " served at Naval Station Mayport , Florida . Stricken from the Navy List 16 February 2002 , ex - " Shabonee " was sold to McAllister Towing and renamed " Daniel McAllister " .
B - class destroyer ( 1913 ) The B class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyer s ( TBDs ) built for the Royal Navy in the late 1890s . They were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications , the uniting feature being a specified top speed of and 4 funnels , although the funnel spacings differed between ships . All " 30 knotter " vessels with 4 funnels were classified by the Admiralty as the B class in 1913 to provide some system to the naming of HM destroyers . Fourteen vessels were built by Laird Brothers at Birkenhead ( in 1903 to become part of Cammell - Laird , Birkenhead ) , seven by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company at Hebburn - on - Tyne , and one each by Armstrong Whitworth at Walker - on - Tyne , William Doxford and Sons at Sunderland , and J & G Thomson ( later to become John Brown and Company ) at Clydebank . All vessels had a distinctive " turtleback " forecastle that was intended to clear water from the bow , but actually tended to dig the bow into anything of a sea , resulting in a very wet conning position . They generally displaced around 350 tons , one third more than the preceding A class , giving an increase in speed of over the " 27 knotters " . Length was around . All were powered by triple expansion steam engines and had coal - fired water - tube boilers . However , " Albacore " , " Arab " , " Bonetta " , " Cobra " and " Express " were builder ' s specials , and had steam turbines fitted in addition to , or in lieu of , the reciprocating engines , giving to for to . Armament was one QF 12 pounder gun on a bandstand on the forecastle , five QF 6 pounder guns ( two sided abreast the conning tower , two sided between the funnels and one on the quarterdeck ) and 2 single tubes for 18 - inch ( 450 - mm ) torpedoes . The last two Palmers boats , built in 1908 , were replacements for the River class " Gala " and the C class " Tiger " that had collided and sunk that year . They were generally similar to the River ( or E class ) design , but were grouped with the B class as they possessed 4 funnels and were similarly armed , and made on turbines .
Lothar Ambrosius Dr . Lothar Adolf Heinrich Ambrosius ( 11 May 1903 – 9 January 1971 ) was a highly decorated Oberst der Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
George Henry Strohsahl , Jr . Rear Admiral George Henry Strohsahl , Jr . ( May 24 , 1937 – May 22 , 2011 ) was a highly - decorated Navy strike fighter and test pilot who flew missions in Vietnam . Born in New Jersey , he rose to become commander of the Pacific Missile Test Center . Strohsahl spent 35 years in the U . S . Navy and was a 1959 honors graduate of the U . S . Naval Academy . He was the first naval aviator of his specialty selected for flag rank . He portrayed the USS Nimitz ' s Air Boss , a position he actually held , in the 1980 film " The Final Countdown " starring Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen . After retiring from active duty , he was an executive manager for Boeing . He died of cancer in 2011 .
Commandants of the U . S . Air Force Test Pilot School The commanding officer of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School ( USAF TPS ) is known as its Commandant . The commandant manages the school which is a military unit that operates in a distinctly academic atmosphere . The position is usually held by a colonel selected by the Air Force Materiel Command ( AFMC ) commander although this authority may be delegated to the commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center ( AFFTC ) . The commandant oversees all flying training , academic instruction , budgeting , and curriculum administration at the school . The commandant also chairs a board of officers that selects the school ' s students . The selection board consists of flight test squadron commanders with a majority of the board members being TPS graduates . Every three years , the commandant conducts a review of the school ' s curriculum with participation from flight test squadrons , the U . S . Naval TPS , and operational squadrons . The school ' s mission is to produce experimental test pilots , flight test engineer s , and flight test navigators to lead and conduct test and evaluation of aerospace weapon systems . The school was established on September 9 , 1944 as the Flight Test Training Unit at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base ( AFB ) in Dayton , Ohio . To take advantage of the uncongested skies and superb flying weather , the school was moved on February 4 , 1951 to its present location at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of Southern California . Edwards AFB is the home of the Air Force Flight Test Center and has been an integral part of flight testing for over fifty years . Between 1962 and 1972 , the Test Pilot School expanded its role to include astronaut training for military test pilots . Thirty - seven TPS graduates of this era were selected for the U . S . space program , and twenty - six went on to earn astronaut ' s wings by flying in the X - 15 , Gemini , Apollo , and Space Shuttle programs . Although the school no longer trains astronauts , many TPS graduates since 1972 have been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) for duties in space . The school encourages applications from civilians , personnel from other U . S . military services , and individuals from foreign countries . An exchange program allows selected students to attend other test pilot schools including the United States Naval Test Pilot School , the United Kingdom ' s Empire Test Pilots ' School , and France ' s EPNER . Commandants . The following list provides a complete list of commandants of the USAF Test Pilot School . The table contains their name , rank , dates as commandant , the TPS class from which they graduated ( if applicable ) , and notable events that occurred during their tenure at the school . List of Commandants . Individual was killed in an aviation - related accident . < br > Notable alumni . USAF TPS has produced many notable alumni including astronauts , record - setting aviators , and senior Air Force leaders .
Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft The Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft ( Ahrlac ) , is a light reconnaissance and counter - insurgency aircraft developed in South Africa by AHRLAC Holdings , a joint venture between the Paramount Group and Aerosud . Designed as an inexpensive , more versatile substitute for unmanned aerial vehicles , it is expected to make its first flight in 2012 . Design and development . Claimed by its designers to be the first fully indigenous fixed - wing military aircraft developed in Africa , and the first indigenous South African military aircraft of any sort since the Denel Rooivalk , the Ahrlac features a twin - boom , high - wing , single - pusher - engine configuration , using a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engine , with a crew of two seated in tandem in Martin - Baker ejection seats . The Ahrlac ' s airframe uses a mixture of metal and composite construction , and is designed to provide maximum visibility for its crew . The aircraft is designed to carry an internal 20 mm cannon , with 4 or 6 hardpoint s for carrying weapons mounted under the wings , including rocket pods , unguided bombs , and both air - to - surface and air - to - air missile s . The lower fuselage consists of a variety of interchangeable conformal modular units fitted with a variety of sensor systems such as infrared and optical cameras , synthetic aperture radar , electronic intelligence gathering and electronic warfare equipment . The Ahrlac is intended to compete with unmanned aerial vehicles ( UAVs ) in the marketplace ; Paramount claims that the aircraft will be cheaper to acquire and operate than UAVs on account of it not requiring the expensive subsystems required for remote control of unmanned aircraft . It is optimised for the intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance ( ISTAR ) and counter - insurgency missions ; coastal patrol , anti - smuggling and disaster relief capabilities are also projected for the type . Its designers state that the aircraft is designed with the needs of First World customers in mind .
USS Heliotrope ( 1863 ) USS " Heliotrope " ( 1863 ) was a wooden steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use during the American Civil War . In addition to patrol duty , " Heliotrope " performed other services , such as towing and dispatch running . " Heliotrope " , a wooden steamer , was originally named " Maggie Baker " , and was purchased by the Navy from her owner , Stacey Pitcher , at New York City on 16 December 1863 . Renamed " Heliotrope " , she commissioned at New York Navy Yard 24 April 1864 . Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockade . " Heliotrope " was assigned initially to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron , and sailed soon after her commissioning to Hampton Roads , Virginia , where she served as a tug and ordnance boat . She continued this duty with occasional patrols up the James River , until her transfer to the Potomac Flotilla 23 January 1865 . A destructive mission up the Rappahannock . " Heliotrope " reported for her new duties early in February , and participated 6 – 8 March in a joint expedition up the Rappahannock River to Fredericksburg , Virginia . In cooperation with Army units , " Heliotrope " and the other gunboats succeeded in destroying railroad facilities , a large quantity of track , and a depot of army supplies . Returning to routine patrolling in the Potomac River , she embarked with other gunboats on another expedition 16 March , sending her small boats with about 50 men up Mattox Creek . Three schooners and various types of supplies were captured or destroyed on this 2 - day foray . Decommissioning . The small gunboat continued her vital work of choking off Confederate supplies in the Potomac River area until mid - April , when she steamed for New York City , arriving 20 April . " Heliotrope " decommissioned 12 January 1865 and was sold 17 June to the Department of the Treasury for use with the Lighthouse Service .
Spolas A spolas is a thin armour worn by the hypaspists in Ancient Greek battle , often made from linen or leather . It can also be a thickly woven tunic and is also similar to a linothorax . The goal of the spolas was to lighten the hoplite ' s standard load , down from the standard metal thorax / cuirass .
94th Infantry Division ( Wehrmacht ) The 94th Infantry Division ( German : " 94 . Infanteriedivision " ) was a German Army infantry division in World War II . History . Formation and the west campaign . The 94th Infantry Division was raised in September 1939 as part of the fifth wave from men of Military District number 4 ( Wehrkreis 4 ) , which comprised Saxony and Thuringia . The division was then sent to the Saarland in December , should the French invade . The division then aided the 6th Army in their border - crossing the following year . Following a fatal car collision in August 1940 , " General of the Infantry " Hellmuth Volkmann was replaced by " Major General " Georg Pfeiffer . The east campaign and destruction . In June 1941 , the 94th Division attacked the Soviet Union with a large number of other German divisions . However ; until October 1942 , the 94th was assigned to the occupied Ukraine . In June 1942 , " Major General " Pfeiffer was promoted to " Lieutenant General " . During the Case Blue offensive , the division was sent with the 6th Army as a component of LI Corps to capture the industrial Russian city of Stalingrad , which was considered important in crushing Soviet morale . 94th Infantry Division was cut off from supplies and reinforcements outside of Stalingrad in the beginning of the " Russian winter " , as a Soviet pincer - movement left the 6th Army surrounded . Facing heavy losses on all sides of the pocket , Erich von Manstein took the last opportunity to pull a proven military commander for the 306th Infantry out of the wreckage . As a consequence , " Lieutenant General " Pfeiffer and his staff were flown out on December 11 . The remnants of the 94th division were sent to captivity after the surrender of newly promoted " Field Marshall " Paulus in the last days of January 1943 . Recreation and final capitulation . The 94th was recreated later in 1943 and later moved to the Mediterranean , where the Allies opened up a new front in Italy . In Autumn 1944 , remnants of the 95th Infantry and 278th Grenadier Divisions were reconstituted as part of the 94th Infantry . The division finally surrendered on 22 April 1945 after failing to hold off the Allies .
Davidson ' s Fort Davidson ' s Fort is a private nonprofit historical site and education based re - enactment monument in Old Fort , North Carolina . Along with annual Civil War Days , the fort also offers bi - monthly events such as militia musters , as well as always offering an educational view into the daily lives of the early European pioneers that settled in McDowell County and western North Carolina .