Model of Vermont as designed at the U.S. Navy Museum
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Vermont |
Ordered | 29 April 1816 |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Laid down | September 1818 |
Launched | 15 September 1848 |
Commissioned | 30 January 1862 |
Stricken | 19 December 1901 |
Fate | Sold 17 April 1902 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | North Carolina-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2,633 |
Length | 197 ft 1.5 in (60.084 m) |
Beam | 53 ft 6 in (16.31 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
Complement | 820 |
Armament |
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USS Vermont was originally intended to be a ship of the line for the U.S. Navy when laid down in 1818, but was not commissioned until 1862, when she was too outdated to be used as anything but a stores and receiving ship.