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USS Monongahela

USS Monongahela Under Full Sail

Builder: Philadelphia Naval Yard

Launched: 10 July 1862

Commissioned: 15 January 1863

Out of Service: 17 March 1908

Fate: Destroyed by fire on 17 March 1908

Characteristics

Type: Sloop-of-War

Tonnage: 2,078 tons

Length: 227 feet

Beam: 38 feet

Draft: 17 feet 6 inches

Propulsion: Steam Engine

Armament

1 x 200-pounder Parrott rifle

2 x 11-inch guns

2 x 24-pounder guns

2 x 12-pounder guns

Engagements

North Atlantic Squadron

West Gulf Blockading Squadron

Port Hudson

Mobile Bay

Redesignated as Training Ship

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