USS Baltimore (1861)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Baltimore |
| Launched | 1848 |
| Acquired | by capture, April 21, 1861 |
| Commissioned | April 1861 |
| Decommissioned | May 22, 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, June 24, 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sidewheel steamer |
| Tonnage | 500 long tons (508 t) |
| Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Armament | 1 × 32-pounder smoothbore gun |
The third USS Baltimore was a side-wheel steamer in the United States Navy.
Baltimore was built in 1848 at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, captured on the Potomac River between Aquia Creek and Washington, D.C., by the Army on April 21, 1861, turned over to the Navy Department, and commissioned in April 1861, Lieutenant J. H. Russell
in command.
Service history
During the
ironclad CSS Virginia
.
Baltimore was turned over to
Norfolk Navy Yard
on May 22, 1865, and sold on June 24, 1865, at Washington DC.
References
- ^ "The Civil War in America". Belfast News-Letter. No. 14082. Belfast. June 4, 1861.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
