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USS Cumberland
USS Cumberland Sunk by CSS Virginia
USS Cumberland
USS Cumberland Sunk by CSS Virginia
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Built By: Unknown
Sailed: May 24, 1842
Commissioned: November 9, 1842
Decommissioned: March 8, 1862 - Sunk during the Battle of Hampton Roads
Characteristics
Type: Raritan-class Frigate
Displacement: 1,726 tons
Length: 175 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Draft: 21.1 feet
Propulsion: Sail
Armament
Although there was different armament between 1842, this is the armament as of 1861.
1 10-inch Dahlgren
22 -9-inch Dahlgrens
1 70-pounder Rifle
Battles
Hampton Roads (Sunk)
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