USS Nahant (1862)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Nahant.
The first USS Nahant was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor of the United States Navy that saw service in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
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USS Nahant | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Nahant |
Builder | Harrison Loring |
Launched | October 7, 1862 |
Commissioned | December 29, 1862 |
Decommissioned | 1898 |
Renamed |
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Fate | Sold, April 6, 1904 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Passaic-class ironclad monitor |
Displacement | 1,875 long tons (1,905 t) |
Length | 200 ft (61 m) o/a |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
Installed power | 320 ihp (240 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) |
Complement | 75 officers and men |
Armament | 1 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore, 1 × 11 in (280 mm) Dahlgren gun |
Armor | |
Notes | Armor is iron. |
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Nahant was launched on October 7, 1862, by Harrison Loring, South Boston, Massachusetts, and commissioned on December 29, 1862, Commander John Downes in command.