USS Carondelet

USS Carondelet
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NamesakeCarondelet, St. Louis[1]
Laid downAugust, 1861
LaunchedOctober, 1861, at St. Louis, Missouri
Commissioned
Decommissioned
Stricken1865 (est.), sold, 29 November 1865
FateSunk in Ohio River, 1873, severely damaged during dredging, 1982
General characteristics
Class and typeCity-class ironclad gunboat
Displacement512 tons
Length175 ft (53 m)
Beam51 ft 2 in (15.60 m)
Draft6 ft (1.8 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Complement251 officers and enlisted
Armament(see section below)
Armor
  • Casemate:2.5 in (64 mm)
  • Pilothouse: 1.25 in (32 mm)
Stern view of USS Carondelet tied up to a river bank during the American Civil War.

USS Carondelet (/kəˈrɒndəlɛt/ kə-RON-də-let) (1861) was a City-class ironclad gunboat constructed for the War Department by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. It was named for the town where it was built, Carondelet, Missouri.

Carondelet was designed for service on the western rivers, with a combination of shallow draft and variety of heavy guns (and a light howitzer), she was suited for riverside bombardment and ship-to-ship combat against Confederate gunboats.

  1. ^ "Carondelet I (Ironclad River Gunboat)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 29 February 2020.