Miantonomoh-class monitor
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The Miantonomoh class consisted of four monitors built for the Union Navy during the U.S. Civil War, but only one ship was completed early enough to participate in the war. They were broken up in 1874–1875.
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USS Miantonomoh in Washington Navy Yard, 1865 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Miantonomah class |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | Canonicus class |
Succeeded by | USS Dictator |
Subclasses | Agamenticus, Miantonomah, Tonawanda |
Built | 1862–1865 |
In service | 1864–1872 |
Completed | 4 |
Scrapped | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Monitor |
Displacement | 3,400 long tons (3,455 t) |
Length | 258 ft 6 in (78.8 m) |
Beam | 52 ft 9 in (16.1 m) |
Draft | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2–4 × steam engines |
Speed | 9–10 knots (17–19 km/h; 10–12 mph) |
Complement | 150–167 |
Armament | 2 × twin 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore Dahlgren guns |
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