USS Carondelet (1861)
USS Carondelet |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | August, 1861 |
| Launched: | October, 1861, at St. Louis, Missouri |
| Commissioned: | 15 January 1862 at Cairo, Illinois |
| Decommissioned: | 20 June 1865 at Mound City, Illinois |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.), sold, 29 November 1865 |
| Fate: | sunk in Ohio River, 1873, severely damaged during dredging, 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 512 tons |
| Length: | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam: | 51 ft 2 in (15.60 m) |
| Draught: | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam engine |
| Speed: | 4 knots |
| Complement: | 251 officers and men |
| Armament: | (see section below) |
| Armour: | Casemate:2.5 in (64 mm) Pilothouse: 1.25 in (32 mm) |
USS Carondelet (/kəˈrɒndɨlɛt/ kə-RON-də-let) (1861) was a City-class ironclad gunboat constructed for the War Department by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. It was named for the town where it was built, Carondelet, Missouri.
Carondelet was designed for service on the western rivers, with a combination of shallow draft and variety of heavy guns (and a light howitzer), she was suited for riverside bombardment and ship-to-ship combat against Confederate gunboats.
Read more about USS Carondelet (1861): Built in Missouri in 1861, Post-war Decommissioning and Sale, Subsequent Career and Sinking, Armament