USS Patapsco (1862)

Pencil sketch of USS Patapsco
History
United States Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Patapsco
BuilderHarlan & Hollingsworth
Laid downUnknown
Launched27 September 1862
Commissioned2 January 1863
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSunk by mine on 15 January 1865
General characteristics
Class and typePassaic-class ironclad monitor
Displacement1,875 long tons (1,905 t)
Length241 ft (73 m)
Beam46 ft (14 m)
Draft10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Installed power320 ihp (240 kW)
Propulsion
Speedkn (6.9 mph; 11 km/h)
Complement105 officers and enlisted
Armament1 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore gun, 1 × 8 in (200 mm) Parrott rifle
Armor
  • Side: 3–5 in (7.6–12.7 cm)
  • Turret: 11 in (28 cm)
  • Deck: 1 in (2.5 cm)
NotesArmor is iron.

USS Patapsco was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the Patapsco River in Maryland.