USS Weehawken (1862)

USS Weehawken
History
United States
NameUSS Weehawken
BuilderSecor
Launched5 November 1862
Sponsored byMs. Nellie Cornstock
Commissioned18 January 1863
FateSunk at anchor, 6 December 1863
General characteristics
Class and typePassaic-class ironclad monitor
Displacement1,173 long tons (1,192 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 enlisted
Armament1 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore gun, 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 Weehawken was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named after Weehawken, New Jersey.

A drawing of Weehawken capturing CSS Atlanta, 17 June 1863