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The United States completed four '''Amphitrite Class Monitors''' after an exceedingly slow build, in the 1890s.
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! colspan=7 align=left|Overview of four vessels
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| colspan=7 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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|-
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! align=center | Name
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! align=center | Hull No.
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! align=center | Builders
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! align=center | Laid Down
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! align=center | Launched
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! align=center | Commissioned
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! align=center | Fate
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| {{US-Amphitrite}}
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| BM-2
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| [[Harlan & Hollingsworth]]<br>[[Norfolk Navy Yard|Norfolk NYd]]
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| 1874
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| 7 June, 1883
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| 23 April, 1895
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| Sold 3 January, 1920
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| {{US-Monadnock}}
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| BM-3
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| [[Continental Iron Works|Continental I.W.]]<br>[[Mare Island Navy Yard|Mare Island NYd]]
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| 15 January, 1875
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| 19 September, 1883
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| 20 February, 1896
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| Sold 24 August, 1923
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| {{US-Terror}}
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| BM-4
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| [[William Cramp & Sons|Cramp]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]]
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| 1874
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| 24 March, 1883
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| 15 April, 1896
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| Sold 10 March, 1921
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| {{US-Miantonomoh}}
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| BM-5
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| [[John Roach & Sons|John Roach]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]]
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| 1874
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| 5 December, 1876
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| 27 October, 1891
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| Sold 26 January, 1922
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==Design & Construction==
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==Armament==
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===Guns===
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'''As Built'''{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 450}}{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 17}}{{Conways1860|p. 146}}
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* four 10-inch/30 caliber ({{US-Miantonomoh}} two 10-inch/30 caliber and 10-inch/35 caliber)
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* two 4-inch/40 caliber ({{US-Amphitrite}} and {{US-Monadnock}} only)
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* four 6-pounder
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* two 3-pounders
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===Torpedoes===
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* nil
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==See Also==
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{{refbegin}}
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitrite-class_monitor}}
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{{refend}}
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==Footnotes==
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{{reflist}}
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==Bibliography==
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{{refbegin}}
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* {{AllenMonitors1}}
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* {{AllenMonitors2}}
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* {{Conways1860}}
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* {{FriedmanUSBattleships}}
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* {{SilverstoneNewNavy}}
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{{refend}}
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name=Amphitrite
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hullno=BM-2
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builder=[[Harlan & Hollingsworth]]<br>[[Norfolk Navy Yard|Norfolk NYd]]{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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order=23 Jun 1874{{Conways1860|p. 115}}
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launch=7 Jun 1883{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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comm=23 Apr 1895{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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strick=24 Jul 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 18}}
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=3 Jan 1920{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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fate2=Broken up 1952{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 18}}
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}
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name=Miantonomoh
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hullno=BM-5
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decomm=21 Dec 1907{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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strick=31 Dec 1915{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=26 Jan 1922{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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{ship
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name=Monadnock
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hullno=BM-3
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laid=15 Jan 1875{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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launch=19 Sep 1883{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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comm=20 Feb 1896{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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decomm=24 Mar 1919{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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strick=2 Feb 1923{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=24 Aug 1923{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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fate2=Broken up
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{ship
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name=Terror
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builder=[[William Cramp & Sons|Cramp]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]]{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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laid=1874{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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launch=24 Mar 1883{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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comm=15 Apr 1896{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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decomm=8 May 1906{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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strick=31 Dec 1915{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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fate=Sold
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fatedate=10 Mar 1921{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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fate2=Broken up 1930{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}}
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 7 December 2014

The United States completed four Amphitrite Class Monitors after an exceedingly slow build, in the 1890s.

Overview of four vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Hull No. Builders Laid Down Launched Commissioned Fate
Amphitrite BM-2 Harlan & Hollingsworth
Norfolk NYd 		1874 7 June, 1883 23 April, 1895 Sold 3 January, 1920
Monadnock BM-3 Continental I.W.
Mare Island NYd 		15 January, 1875 19 September, 1883 20 February, 1896 Sold 24 August, 1923
Terror BM-4 Cramp
New York NYd 		1874 24 March, 1883 15 April, 1896 Sold 10 March, 1921
Miantonomoh BM-5 John Roach
New York NYd 		1874 5 December, 1876 27 October, 1891 Sold 26 January, 1922

Design & Construction

Armament

Guns

As Built[1][2][3]

  • four 10-inch/30 caliber (Miantonomoh two 10-inch/30 caliber and 10-inch/35 caliber)
  • two 4-inch/40 caliber (Amphitrite and Monadnock only)
  • four 6-pounder
  • two 3-pounders

Torpedoes

  • nil

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 450.
  2. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 17.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 146.

Bibliography

  • Allen, Francis J. (1983). Roberts, John. ed. "The US Monitors Part 1". Warship Volume VII: pp. 55-59.
  • Allen, Francis J. (1983). Roberts, John. ed. "The US Monitors Part 2". Warship Volume VII: pp. 134-140.
  • 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).
  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-715-1. (on Amazon.com).
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.


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