Mobile Bay, Battle of — (Aug. 5, 1864) Naval engagement in the American Civil War. The Union fleet under David Farragut sailed into Mobile Bay, Ala., breaching the protective string of mines (torpedoes) and engaging the Confederate ironclad Tennessee. After a two hour… … Universalium
Battle of Mobile Bay — Part of the American Civil War … Wikipedia
Mobile Bay — Landsat program photo with Mobile Bay in the center Mobile Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States. Its mouth is formed by the Fort Morgan Peninsula on the eastern side and Dauphin Island, a… … Wikipedia
Mobile Bay order of battle — Contents 1 Order of battle, Battle of Mobile Bay 1.1 Union 1.1.1 Navy 1.1.2 Army 1.2 Confederate … Wikipedia
Mobile Bay — /moh beel/ a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 mi. (58 km) long; 8 18 mi. (13 29 km) wide. * * * Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, extending 35 mi (56 km) north to the mouth of the Mobile River in southwestern… … Universalium
Mobile Bay — noun a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River • Instance Hypernyms: ↑bay, ↑embayment • Part Holonyms: ↑Alabama, ↑Heart of Dixie, ↑Camellia State, ↑AL, ↑Gulf of Mexico, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
the Battle of Mobile Bay — ➡ Mobile Bay * * * … Universalium
Mobile Bay — Mo′bile Bay′ [[t]ˈmoʊ bil[/t]] n. geg a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 mi. (58 km) long … From formal English to slang
USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) — NOTOC USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) is a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. She is named for the naval Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War in 1864. She is currently homeported in San Diego,… … Wikipedia
(the) Battle of Mobile Bay — the Battle of Mobile Bay [the Battle of Mobile Bay] a US Navy victory on 5 August 1864 during the Civil War. The US sent 18 ships against 4 ships of the Confederate Navy in Mobile Bay at Mobile, ↑Alabama. The bay was also protected by three… … Useful english dictionary
mobile — /moh beuhl, beel/ or, esp. Brit., / buyl/ for 1 8, 10, 11; /moh beel/ or, Brit., / buyl/ for 9, adj. 1. capable of moving or being moved readily. 2. utilizing motor vehicles for ready movement: a mobile library. 3. Mil. permanently equipped with… … Universalium
