Monongahela Class Sloop (1862)
From The Dreadnought Project
Two Monongahela class sloops were commissioned for the United States Navy in 1863 and survived into the "New Navy" era.
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Monongahela | Philadelphia NYd | Dec 1861 | 10 Jul, 1862 | 15 Jan, 1863 | Burned 17 Mar, 1908 |
| Shenandoah | Philadelphia NYd | 1862 | 8 Dec, 1862 | 20 Jun, 1863 | Sold 30 Jul, 1887 |
Design & Construction
The Monongahelas were ordered on 30 October, 1861. They were not identical sisters, Monongahela having slightly fuller lines amidships than Shenandoah. Their engines were contracted to Merrick & Sons.[1]
Performance
Unlike many of the warships built during the Civil War, the two Monongahelas had strong, well built hulls. Shenandoah "was reported to handle poorly under sails alone."[2]
Armament
See individual articles.
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Bauer, K. Jack and Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. New York: Greenwood Press.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: Civil War Navies, 1855-1883. New York: Routledge.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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