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Cambridge

USS Cambridge

Survived

United States Navy

TypeGunboat
WarAmerican Civil War
Main guns2 × 8 in (203 mm) rifles

Screw steamer on the blockade. Towed St. Lawrence towards the fight at Hampton Roads.

USS Cambridge (1861-1865) Depicted during the Civil War. This 19th Century photographic print may be of an artwork, or possibly a model. Photo: U.S. Naval Historical Center, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × 8 in (203 mm) rifles
Launched1860
Commissioned29 August 1861
Displacement868 long tons (882 t)
Length200 ft (61 m)
Speed10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Complement96

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

1860

8–9 March 1862

Cdr. William A. Parker; towed St. Lawrence

Fate

Survived

Sold, 20 June 1865