Worden, John Lorimer, 1818-1897
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Name (Latin)
Worden, John Lorimer, 1818-1897
Other forms of name
Worden, John L. (John Lorimer), 1818-1897
Date of birth
1818-03-12
Date of death
1897-10-18
Gender
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- From Ironclads to admiral, 2025:CIP t.p. (John Lorimer Worden) galley (Rear Admiral John L. Worden; he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1834; he served in the Mexican-American War; he commanded the Monitor during the Civil War; superintendent of United States Naval Academy; co-founder of U.S. Naval Institute; commander of European Squadron)
- Du Pont, S.F. Papers, 1812-1865(John Lorimer Worden; naval officer; b. Mar. 12, 1818, Westchester Co., N.Y.; d. Oct. 18, 1897, Washington, D.C.; comdr. of Monitor, 1862-63; Supt., U.S. Naval Acad., 1869-74)
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Wikipedia description:
John Lorimer Worden (March 12, 1818 – October 18, 1897) was a U.S. Navy officer in the American Civil War, who took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first-ever engagement between ironclad steamships at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on March 9, 1862. Commanding the Union's only warship of this class, USS Monitor, Worden challenged the Confederate vessel Virginia, a converted steam-frigate that had sunk two Union blockaders and damaged two others. After a four-hour battle, both ships withdrew, unable to pierce the other's armour.
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