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General Beauregard

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The General Beauregard (center right)

rams the Monarch while other Confederate ships sink,

burn, or run aground in the First Battle of Memphis.

Namesake: General P. G. T. Beauregard

Launched: 1847 as the paddle steamer Ocean

Acquired: January 1862

Commissioned: April 1862

Fate: Sunk in action, 6 June 1862

Characteristics

Type: Sidewheel steamer

Displacement: 454 tons

Propulsion: Steam engine, side wheels

Armament

4 x 8-in guns

Battles

River Defense Fleet

Plum Point Bend

First Battle of Memphis (sunk)