English: The officers of the USS Catskill posing on deck and atop the turret, while the ship was in Charleston harbor, SC, circa 1865. The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Edward Barrett, is seated on the turret, in center.
Note awning spread over the turret and conning tower, ship's bell mounted on the turret side, marks from Confederate shot hits on the turret armor, and additional armor plate laid on the deck.
Guns on field carriages are 12-pounder Dahlgren howitzers. Turret gun to the right is an 11 in Dahlgren smoothbore. The other turret gun is a 15 in Dahlgren smoothbore.
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The officers of the USS Catskill posing on deck and atop the turret, while the ship was in Charleston harbor, SC, circa 1865. The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Edward Barrett, is seated on the turret, in center. Note awning spread over the turr
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