USS Puritan (BM-1)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Puritan.

USS Puritan (BM-1)
History
United States
NameUSS Puritan
Ordered23 June 1874
BuilderDelaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania
Laid down1874
Launched6 December 1882
Commissioned10 December 1896
Decommissioned23 April 1910
Stricken27 February 1918
FateSold, 26 January 1922
General characteristics
TypePuritan-class Monitor
Displacement6,060 long tons (6,157 t)
Length296 ft 3 in (90.30 m)
Beam60 ft 1.5 in (18.326 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
Depth of hold5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph)
Complement200
Armament
  • 4 × 12 in (300 mm) breechloader rifles
  • 6 × 4 in (100 mm) breechloader rifles
  • unknown × 6-pounder guns
Armor
  • Depth: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
  • Amidships: 14 in (360 mm)
  • Barbettes: 14 in (360 mm)
  • Turrets: 8 in (200 mm)
  • Deck: 2 in (51 mm)

The second USS Puritan was a Puritan-class monitor in the United States Navy, constructed in 1882. She was the only ship in her class.