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USS Passaic (1862)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Passaic.
The first Passaic was a single turreted, coastal monitor purchased by the United States Navy for service during the American Civil War.
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Name | Passaic |
Builder | Continental Iron Works |
Launched | 30 August 1862 |
Commissioned | 25 November 1862 |
Decommissioned | 11 September 1898 |
Fate | Sold, 10 October 1899 |
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Class and type | Passaic-class monitor |
Displacement | 1,355 tons |
Length | 200 ft (61 m) overall |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
Propulsion | 2 Martin boilers, 1-shaft Ericsson vibrating lever engine, 320 ihp (240 kW) |
Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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