USS Patapsco (1862)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Patapsco.
USS Patapsco was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the Patapsco River in Maryland.
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Pencil sketch of USS Patapsco | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Patapsco |
Builder | Harlan & Hollingsworth |
Laid down | Unknown |
Launched | 27 September 1862 |
Commissioned | 2 January 1863 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | Sunk by mine on 15 January 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Passaic-class ironclad monitor |
Displacement | 1,875 long tons (1,905 t) |
Length | 241 ft (73 m) |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
Installed power | 320 ihp (240 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 6 kn (6.9 mph; 11 km/h) |
Complement | 105 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 1 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore gun, 1 × 8 in (200 mm) Parrott rifle |
Armor | |
Notes | Armor is iron. |
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