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USS St. Louis

USS St. Louis

Later renamed Baron DeKalb (September 1862)

Courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph

Built By: Unknown, Carondelet, Missouri

Sailed: October 12, 1861

Commissioned: January 31, 1862

Decommissioned: Sunk by mine, July 13, 1863

 

Characteristics

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Type: River Casemate Ironclad

Displacement: 512 tons

Length: 175 feet

Beam: 51 feet 2 inches

Draft: 6 feet

Propulsion: Steam Engine - Center Wheel

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Battles

Battle of Belmont

Fort Henry

Fort Donelson

Island #10

Fort Pillow

Battle of Memphis

Battle of Fort Hindman

Battle of Fort Pemberton

Battle of Hanyes Bluff

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January 1862

3 8-inch Smoothbores

4 42-pounder rifles

6 32-pounder rifles

1 12-pounder rifle

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October 1862

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3 8-inch Smoothbores

2 42-pounder rifles

6 32-pounder rifles

2 30-pounder rifles

1 12-pounder rifle

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December 1862

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2 10-inch Smoothbores

3 8-inch Smoothbores

2 42-pounder rifles

6 32-pounder rifles

2 30-pounder rifles

1 12-pounder rifle

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Early 1863

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1 10-inch Smoothbores

1 9-inch Smoothbores

2 8-inch Smoothbores

6 32-pounder rifles

2 30-pounder rifles

1 12-pounder rifle

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