USS Sabine (1855)
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Sabine |
Namesake | Sabine River |
Builder | New York Navy Yard |
Laid down | 1822 |
Launched | 3 February 1855 |
Commissioned | 23 August 1858 |
Decommissioned | 1877 |
Fate | Sold, 23 September 1883 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Brandywine-class frigate |
Tonnage | 1726 |
Length | 202 ft 6 in (61.72 m) |
Beam | 47 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 400 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 44 to 50 guns |
The first USS Sabine was a
She was built at the
Service history
Paraguay Expedition and Home Fleet, 1858–1861
Her first cruise took the frigate to
Civil War, 1861–1865
Through July and August, she was out of commission at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Recommissioning on 30 August, she was ordered to join the Atlantic Blockading Squadron on 9 September.
During the Civil War, Sabine was actively employed along the east coast searching for Confederate raiders. She participated in the relief and reinforcement of
Sabine returned to New York for blockade duty with the
Training ship, 1865–1877
After the war, she was transferred to
Memorials
The last remaining armament from the Sabine, a 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrott Rifled Naval Cannon, currently resides on display outside the Grand Traverse County courthouse in Traverse City, Michigan. It was one of the two 100-pounder rifled cannons that were mounted on swiveling carriages on the Sabine. The cannon was donated to Grand Traverse County by Senator William Alden Smith in 1910.
See also
References
- ^ Expenses of the Paraguay Expedition – House of Representatives, 36th Congress, 1st Session, Mis. Doc. No. 86 (11 May 1860), p. 142
- ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients – Interim Awards, 1866–1870". Medal of Honor Citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
External links
- Media related to USS Sabine (ship, 1855) at Wikimedia Commons
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.