&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Monongahela_(1862).jpg) USS Monongahela under full sail.
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Monongahela |
| Namesake | Monongahela River |
| Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Launched | July 10, 1862 |
| Commissioned | January 15, 1863 |
| Fate | Destroyed by fire on March 17, 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop-of-war |
| Displacement | 2,078 long tons (2,111 t) |
| Length | 227 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Sail plan | barkentine |
| Speed | 8.5 kn (9.8 mph; 15.7 km/h) |
| Armament | 1 × 200-pounder Parrott rifle, 2 × 11" guns, 2 × 24-pounder guns, 2 × 12-pounder guns |
USS Monongahela was a barkentine–rigged[citation needed] screw sloop-of-war that served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Her task was to participate in the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. Post-war, she continued serving her country in various roles, such as that of a storeship and schoolship.