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 John Ericsson Filipstad Posted by:  MrZaibot
N 59° 42.539 E 014° 10.650
33V E 453721 N 6619288
John Ericsson (born July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish-American inventor. He was active in England and the United States. This is hes resting place.
Waymark Code: WM187C6
Location: Värmland, Sweden
Date Posted: 06/14/2023
Views: 1
Here you will find the mausoleum of John Ericsson. To log this, please take a photo of yourself and a nametag with current date.
Description:
John Ericsson collaborated on the design of the railroad steam locomotive Novelty, which competed in the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which were won by inventor George Stephenson's (1781-1848), Rocket. In North America, he designed the United States Navy's first screw-propelled steam-frigate USS Princeton, in partnership with Captain (later Commodore) Robert F. Stockton (1795-1866), who unjustly blamed him for the fatal accident of that new vessel. A new partnership with Cornelius H. DeLamater (1821-1889), of the DeLamater Iron Works in New York City resulted in the first armored ironclad warship equipped with a rotating gun turret, USS Monitor, which dramatically saved the U.S. (Union Navy) naval blockading squadron from destruction by an ironclad Confederate States naval vessel, CSS Virginia, at the famous Battle of Hampton Roads at the southern mouth of Chesapeake Bay (with the James River) in March 1862, during the American Civil War.
Date of birth: 07/31/1803
Date of death: 03/08/1889
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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