USS Wabash (1855)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Wabash.
USS Wabash was a steam screw frigate of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She was based on the same plans as Colorado. Post-war she continued to serve her country in European operations and eventually served as a barracks ship in Boston, Massachusetts, and was sold in 1912.
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Wash drawing in grey tones by Clary Ray, circa 1900, showing USS Wabash under steam and sail | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Wabash |
Namesake | A river that rises in Drake County, Ohio, near Fort Recovery. |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Laid down | May 16, 1854 |
Launched | October 24, 1855 |
Sponsored by | Miss Pennsylvania Grice |
Commissioned | August 18, 1856 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Recommissioned | October 24, 1871 at Boston, Massachusetts |
Decommissioned | April 25, 1874 at the Boston Navy Yard |
Stricken | November 15, 1912 |
Fate | Sold, November 15, 1912 at Boston. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Merrimack |
Type | Screw frigate[1] |
Displacement | 4,808 tons |
Length | 301 ft 6 in (91.90 m) |
Beam | 51 ft 4 in (15.65 m) |
Draft | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Propulsion | steam engine, and schooner sail |
Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
Complement | 642[2] |
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General characteristics 1863 | |
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General characteristics 1865 | |
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