"A Force of Being": North Carolina and Jefferson's Gunboat Navy

Record #:

2194

Author(s):

Smith, Gene A.

Abstract:

President Thomas Jefferson viewed the Navy as a defensive agency that should use small, two-cannon ships. Use of these vessels in North Carolina's treacherous coastal waters validated his gunboat program philosophy.

Source:

Tributaries (NoCar Ref VK 24 N8 T74), Vol. Issue 4, Oct 1994, p30-35, il, f

Subject(s):

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Gunboats; Naval auxiliary--Vessels; United States. Navy--History