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Winnebago

USS Winnebago

Survived

United States Navy

TypeMonitor
ClassMilwaukee
WarAmerican Civil War
Main guns4 × 11″ guns in 2 twin turrets

River monitor at Mobile Bay.

A cropped image of a primitive sketch of the USS Winnebago, reproduced as a photograph by Theodore Lilienthal, New Orleans; The sketch is circa 1864-1865 Photo: Theodore Lilienthal, New Orleans, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 11-inch (279 mm) Smoothbore Dahlgren guns

Armour

  • Gun turrets: 8 in (203 mm)
  • Side: 3 in (76 mm)
  • Deck: .75–1.5 in (19–38 mm)
  • Conning tower: 3 in (76 mm)
BuilderUnion Iron Works, Carondelet, St. Louis
Laid down1862
Launched4 July 1863
Commissioned27 April 1864
Displacement1,300 long tons (1,300 t)
Length229 ft (69.8 m)
Speed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement138

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

Career

Launched

4 July 1863

5 August 1864

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 12 September 1874