USS Missouri (1841)
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USS Missouri on fire at Gibraltar, 1843, by Edward Duncan
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United States | |
Name | USS Missouri |
Laid down | 1840 |
Launched | 7 January 1841 |
Commissioned | 1842 |
Fate | Destroyed by fire, 26–27 August 1843 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sidewheel steam frigate |
Displacement | 3,220 long tons (3,272 t) |
Length | 229 ft (70 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine/Sails |
Complement | 268 |
Armament |
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The first Missouri, a 10-gun side-wheel frigate, one of the first steam warships in the United States Navy.
History
The USS Missouri was begun at
On 6 August 1843, Missouri embarked
Missouri arrived at
British ship of the line HMS Malabar assisted Missouri in fighting the fire and took aboard some 200 of her crew. Sir Robert Wilson, the Governor of Gibraltar, opened the gates of the base to the Missouri survivors in an act of courtesy which was recognised by a resolution of appreciation from Congress. The remnants of the wreck were a hazard to navigation, which were later removed by divers from the shallow waters of the harbor.
The ship's captain, John Newton, was subsequently court-martialed for negligence in the loss of the ship, with the trial concluding in October 1844.[4] Newton was convicted and sentenced to a suspension from service, but on 3 March 1845, President Tyler remitted the remaining portion of the suspension, writing in his order effecting this remittance that "there is nothing implicating in the slightest degree the moral standing of Captain Newton".[5]
See also
- List of steam frigates of the United States Navy
- Bibliography of early American naval history
References
- ^ "Loss of the USS frigate Missouri, at Gibraltar by fire". No. 23029. The Morning Chronicle, London. 11 September 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri I (Steam Frigate)". Naval History and Heritage Command. 6 February 2006.
- ^ Newton, John Thomas (13 October 1843). "Official report of the loss of the United States Steam frigate Missouri". Vol. 40, no. 45. Richmond Enquirer. p. 4. Retrieved 31 July 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- New York Daily Herald. No. 3886. 16 October 1844. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 4, no. 65. 13 March 1845. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Media related to USS Missouri (1841) at Wikimedia Commons