Chattanooga as designed.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Chattanooga |
Namesake | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 126 |
Laid down | 1863 |
Launched | 13 October 1864 |
Commissioned | 16 May 1866 |
Decommissioned | 3 September 1866 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Wooden screw frigate |
Displacement | 3,043 long tons (3,092 t) |
Length | 315 ft (96.0 m) (Length of deck) |
Beam | 46 ft (14.0 m) |
Draught | 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) |
Installed power | 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Sail plan | Ship rig |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Armament |
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USS Chattanooga was constructed during the final years of the American Civil War, but was not commissioned because the war was winding down in the Union’s favor. She was eventually placed into reserve until she was holed by ice in 1871.