USS Nahant (1862)

USS Nahant
USS Nahant
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Nahant
BuilderHarrison Loring
LaunchedOctober 7, 1862
CommissionedDecember 29, 1862
Decommissioned1898
Renamed
  • USS Atlas, June 15, 1869
  • USS Nahant, August 10, 1869
FateSold, April 6, 1904
General characteristics
Class and typePassaic-class ironclad monitor
Displacement1,875 long tons (1,905 t)
Length200 ft (61 m) o/a
Beam46 ft (14 m)
Draft10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Installed power320 ihp (240 kW)
Propulsion
Speedkn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h)
Complement75 officers and men
Armament1 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore, 1 × 11 in (280 mm) Dahlgren gun
Armor
  • Side: 3–5 in (7.6–12.7 cm)
  • Turret: 11 in (28 cm)
  • Deck: 1 in (2.5 cm)
NotesArmor is iron.

The first USS Nahant was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor of the United States Navy that saw service in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.

Nahant was launched on October 7, 1862, by Harrison Loring, South Boston, Massachusetts, and commissioned on December 29, 1862, Commander John Downes in command.