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| History | |
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| Laid down | 1859 at California, Pennsylvania |
| Out of service | November 1862 |
| Fate | Sank November 1862 accidentally at Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 228 tons |
| Propulsion | Stern-wheel ram |
| Speed | 12 knots |
The first USS Mingo, a stern-wheel steamer built at California, Pennsylvania, in 1859 and used to tow coal barges, was purchased at Pittsburgh by Colonel Charles Ellet Jr. in April 1862 for usage in the U.S. Ram Fleet during the American Civil War.