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Oneida

USS Oneida

Sunk

United States Navy

TypeSloop
WarAmerican Civil War
Main guns3 × 30-pounder guns

Screw sloop. Fought below New Orleans and at Mobile Bay.

Library of Congress description: The sinking of the United States steamer Oneida off the port of Yokohama, Japan, Sunday, January 23 Photo: Author unknown: image of wood engraving from a sketch by a survivor, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 3 × 30-pounder guns
  • 2 × 9 in (230 mm) guns
  • 4 × 32-pounder guns
  • 1 × 12-pounder gun
BuilderNew York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
Launched20 November 1861
Commissioned28 February 1862
Displacement1,488 long tons (1,512 t)
Length201 ft 5 in (61.39 m)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement186 officers and enlisted

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

Career

Launched

20 November 1861

Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
Survived

18–28 April 1862

Battle of Mobile Bay
Damaged

5 August 1864

Fate

Sunk

Sunk in collision 24 January 1870