George Hayward

U. S. Iron Clad Steam-Ship "Roanoke", The First Turretted Frigate in the U. S., 1863

"U.S Iron Clad Steam-Ship 'Roanoke'", is an original lithograph published in 1863. It depicts the final stages of completion of a Civil War steam frigate to that of a triple turretted ironclad. Commissioned by D. T. Valentine, it was created and printed by George Hayward.

Between March of 1862 and June of 1863 the steam frigate, US Roanoke, was cut down to her gun deck and reconstructed as an armored warship in the New York City shipyard, Novelty Works. Upon completion the Roanoke was dispatched to Hampton Roads, Virginia, to participate in the blockade of the Confederacy. However, the voyage southward proved that the ship was too cumbersome and heavy for fighting in the open seas (a problem shared by most ironclads of the era) and the Roanoke was therefore employed only in the defense of the blockade, where her six heavy guns acted as a deterrent to the Confederate ironclads.

At the end of the Civil War the Roanoke was decommissioned at the New York Navy Yard and retained in reserve. In 1882 she was struck from the list and sold for scrapping in the following year.

The U. S. Iron Clad Steam Ship Roanoke Original Lithograph by the American artist George Hayward

U. S. Iron Clad Steam-Ship "Roanoke", The First Turretted Frigate in the U. S., 1863

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Title:	U. S. Iron Clad Steam-Ship "Roanoke", The First Turretted Frigate in the U. S., 1863
Artist:	Hayward George (New York City, Active, 1834 - 1872)
Date:	1863
Medium:	Original Lithograph with Tint Stone
Publisher:	D. T. Valentine's Manual, New York
Note:	George Hayward: Both a lithographic artist and a printer, George Hayward was active in New York City for a period of almost forty years. He is known almost exclusively for his views of New York, many of which were published by D. T. Valentine for his annual manuals.
	George Hayward’s lithographs provide an impressive historical archive of Manhattan and New York. Such is the case with "U.S Iron Clad Steam-Ship 'Roanoke'", which delineates not only an accurate depiction of a Civil War ironclad in construction but the establishment where it was rebuilt. The Novelty Works was a Manhattan East River shipyard that lay at the end of 12th and 14th Streets. Its first ship (the Novelty) was built in 1826. During the Civil War the Novelty Works received a number of maritime contracts, including building the turret for the first ironclad Monitor for the Navy. They later built or rebuilt several ironclad class vessels in their entirety, including The Roanoke.
Size:	6 X 9 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $265.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon mid nineteenth century wove paper and with margins extending about 1/4 of an inch from the image on all sides. Bearing the title, date and printer's and publishers addresses along the lower margin. Containing the two vertical fold marks, as usual, for inclusion into Valentine's Manual. Very slight scuffing appears in the sky, else this is a fine impression with full color and tonal values. "U.S Iron Clad Steam-Ship 'Roanoke'", represents a strong, original example of both Civil War art and of mid nineteenth century New York City views.
Subject:	George Hayward, "U.S Iron Clad Steam-Ship 'Roanoke'", original lithograph with tint stone, Civil War, ironclad, the blockade, First Turretted Frigate, Novelty Works, Manhattan East River shipyard, mid nineteenth century New York City views.
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