USS Alaska (1868)
USS Alaska during the expedition to Korea, 1871 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Alaska |
| Namesake | Alaska Territory |
| Builder | Charlestown Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 22 August 1867 |
| Launched | 31 October 1868 |
| Commissioned | 8 December 1869 |
| Decommissioned | 5 October 1876 |
| Recommissioned | 23 April 1878 |
| Decommissioned | 13 February 1883 |
| Fate | Sold, 20 November 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop-of-war |
| Displacement | 2,394 tons |
| Length | 250 ft 6 in (76.35 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Complement | 273 |
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| Service record | |
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| Operations: | Battle of Ganghwa, 1871 |
The first USS Alaska was a wooden-hulled screw sloop of war, built at the Boston Navy Yard and named for the then-newly acquired territory. The ship was launched on 31 October 1868 and sponsored by Miss Grace Hull, the daughter of Mayor Liverus Hull of Charlestown, Boston. Alaska was commissioned on 8 December 1869, with Commander Homer C. Blake in command.