&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Monocacy_(1864).jpg) Monocacy in 1902
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Monocacy |
| Builder | A. & W. Denmead & Son, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Launched | 14 December 1864 |
| Completed | 1865 |
| Commissioned | 1866 |
| Stricken | 22 June 1903 |
| Fate | Sold, 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 1,370 long tons (1,392 t) |
| Length | 265 ft (81 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 11.2 knots (20.7 km/h; 12.9 mph) |
| Complement | 159 |
| Armament | 6 × guns |
The first USS Monocacy was a sidewheel gunboat in the United States Navy. She was named for the Battle of Monocacy.
Monocacy was launched by A. & W. Denmead & Son, Baltimore, Maryland, on 14 December 1864; sponsored by Miss Ellen Denmead; completed late in 1865; and placed in service in 1866. Future Governor of American Samoa Henry Francis Bryan served as her commander for some of her sailing days.