Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sub picked as 5th naval ship to hold USS Arkansas name

USS Arkansas will be the name of a future Virginia-class attack submarine, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Wednesday. The submarine will be the fifth U.S. naval warship to be named after ...
The Advocate

Historian tells of ironclad’s troubles during the Battle of Baton Rouge

When Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge led about 2,600 Confederate troops on an early morning sneak attack of a Union troop encampment in Baton Rouge on Aug. 5, 1862, he expected the battle-tested ...
Marine Link

This Day In Naval History: July 15

1862 - While CSS Arkansas makes her way down the Yazoo River, she encounters the Union gunboats USS Carondelet, USS Tyler, and USS Queen of the West. In the ensuing battle, CSS Arkansas damages the ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sub picked as fifth naval ship with Arkansas name

USS Arkansas will be the name of a future Virginia-class attack submarine, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Wednesday. The submarine will be the fifth U.S. naval warship to be named after ...