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USS George Washington Parke Custis was a barge acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for use as a balloon-launching platform to spy on Confederate defenses from afar. This initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying during the remainder of the war.

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  • USS George Washington Parke Custis (1861) (el)
  • USS George Washington Parke Custis (it)
  • USS George Washington Parke Custis (pl)
  • USS George Washington Parke Custis (pt)
  • USS George Washington Parke Custis (1861) (en)
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  • Το USS George Washington Parke Curtis ήταν φορτηγίδα που αποκτήθηκε από τον Στρατό της Ένωσης κατά την διάρκεια του Αμερικανικού Εμφυλίου Πολέμου για να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως πλατφόρμα απογείωσης αεροστάτων. Τα αερόστατα αυτά χρησιμοποιήθηκαν για την κατασκοπία των κινήσεων των Συνομόσπονδων από αέρος. Το αρχικό αυτό πείραμα με αερόστατα από τον οδήγησε στην εντατικοποίηση της κατασκοπείας με την χρήση αεροστάτων στο υπόλοιπο του πολέμου. (el)
  • USS George Washington Parke Custis was a barge acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for use as a balloon-launching platform to spy on Confederate defenses from afar. This initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying during the remainder of the war. (en)
  • La USS George Washington Parke Custis fu una chiatta convertita in pontone d'appoggio per aerostato dalla marina unionista durante la guerra di secessione americana. (it)
  • – barka węglowa użyta przez Union Navy jako okręt balonowy w okresie wojny secesyjnej. Był to pierwszy okręt na świecie specjalnie przystosowany do roli okrętu lotniczego, a zarazem pierwszy okręt lotniczy użyty przez United States Navy. (pl)
  • Em 1861, durante a Guerra Civil Americana a Marinha da União adquiriu um batelão de transporte de carvão para o transformar em pontão de apoio para as operações de observação dos movimentos dos Confederados e para a direcção de tiro através dos aeróstatos. O George Washington Parke Custis foi modificado pela para receber uma gerador de gás através de uma mistura de limalhas de ferro e ácido sulfúrico, processo inventado por Thaddeus S. C. Lowe e posteriormente aperfeiçoado por . (pt)
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  • USS George Washington Parke Custis (en)
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  • August 1861 (en)
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  • Το USS George Washington Parke Curtis ήταν φορτηγίδα που αποκτήθηκε από τον Στρατό της Ένωσης κατά την διάρκεια του Αμερικανικού Εμφυλίου Πολέμου για να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως πλατφόρμα απογείωσης αεροστάτων. Τα αερόστατα αυτά χρησιμοποιήθηκαν για την κατασκοπία των κινήσεων των Συνομόσπονδων από αέρος. Το αρχικό αυτό πείραμα με αερόστατα από τον οδήγησε στην εντατικοποίηση της κατασκοπείας με την χρήση αεροστάτων στο υπόλοιπο του πολέμου. (el)
  • USS George Washington Parke Custis was a barge acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for use as a balloon-launching platform to spy on Confederate defenses from afar. This initial balloon experiment by John A. Dahlgren led to intensified balloon spying during the remainder of the war. (en)
  • La USS George Washington Parke Custis fu una chiatta convertita in pontone d'appoggio per aerostato dalla marina unionista durante la guerra di secessione americana. (it)
  • – barka węglowa użyta przez Union Navy jako okręt balonowy w okresie wojny secesyjnej. Był to pierwszy okręt na świecie specjalnie przystosowany do roli okrętu lotniczego, a zarazem pierwszy okręt lotniczy użyty przez United States Navy. (pl)
  • Em 1861, durante a Guerra Civil Americana a Marinha da União adquiriu um batelão de transporte de carvão para o transformar em pontão de apoio para as operações de observação dos movimentos dos Confederados e para a direcção de tiro através dos aeróstatos. O George Washington Parke Custis foi modificado pela para receber uma gerador de gás através de uma mistura de limalhas de ferro e ácido sulfúrico, processo inventado por Thaddeus S. C. Lowe e posteriormente aperfeiçoado por . Em Novembro de 1861, o pontão foi rebocado ao longo do , um afluente do Potomac, onde Thaddeus Lowe realizou uma série de ascensões durante as quais observou as forças confederadas. O balão mantinha-se a uma altitude de 300 m, de modo a ficar fora do alcance dos tiros inimigos. Em 1865 voltou a ser usado como batelão para o transporte de carvão. (pt)
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