USS Benton
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USS Benton was an ironclad river gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for American senator Thomas Hart Benton. Benton was a former center-wheel catamaran snagboat and was converted by James B. Eads, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1861 and commissioned February 24, 1862 as part of the Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla.
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USS Benton | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | American senator Thomas Hart Benton |
Builder | James B. Eads, St. Louis, Missouri |
Acquired | early November 1861 for $2,600 USD[1] |
Commissioned | February 24, 1862 |
Decommissioned | July 20, 1865 |
Fate | Sold November 29, 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 633 long tons (643 t)[2] |
Length | 202 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 72 ft (22 m) |
Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
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Speed | 5.5 knots |
Complement | 176 officers and enlisted |
Armament | (see section below) |
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