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Savannah

USS Savannah

Survived

United States Navy

TypeFrigate
WarMexican–American War
Main guns2 × 10″ guns

44-gun sailing frigate and Commodore John Sloat's flagship in the Pacific. Her men raised the American flag at Monterey on 7 July 1846.

Wash drawing of USS Savannah, a US sailing frigate operated between 1862 and 1883. She is depicted during the American Civil War. Photo: Clary Ray (1865–1916), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

As built

  • 4 × 8 in (20 cm) shell guns
  • 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • 22 × 42-pounder carronades

1857

  • 2 × 10-inch (25 cm) Dahlgren guns
  • 22 x 8-inch (20 cm) and 32-pound (15 kg) cannons
BuilderNew York Navy Yard
Laid down1820
Launched5 May 1842
Complement480 officers and enlisted

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

Career

Launched

5 May 1842

7 July 1846

Sloat's flagship

Fate

Survived

Sold, 1883