History | |
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United States | |
Launched | 1845 |
Acquired | 1846 |
In service | circa 1846 |
Fate | sold, October 1848 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 239 tons |
Length | 97 ft 0 in (29.57 m) |
Beam | 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m) |
Draft |
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Depth of hold | 10 ft (3 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
Armament | 1 × 10 in (254 mm) mortar |
USS Vesuvius was a 239-ton steamer acquired by the United States Navy for use during the Mexican–American War which was an armed military conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas.
Vesuvius, outfitted with a heavy 10 in (254 mm) mortar that was designed to attack and damage land-based fortifications, was assigned by the Navy to operations in the Mexican battle zones.