 USS Monarch and her sister ship USS Queen Of The West
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| History | |
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| Name | Monarch |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Launched | 1853 |
| Acquired | April 1862 |
| Commissioned | 1862 |
| Decommissioned | After July 1863 |
| Fate | Scrapped July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 406 tons |
| Length | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
| Propulsion | Side-wheel steamer |
| Complement | 120 officers and men |
| Armament | 1 30-pounder cannon, 3 12-pounder howitzers |
USS Monarch was a United States Army sidewheel ram that saw service in the American Civil War as part of the United States Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade. She operated on the Mississippi River and Yazoo River during 1862 and 1863.