USS Carondelet
USS Carondelet | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Namesake | Carondelet, St. Louis |
| Laid down | August, 1861 |
| Launched | October, 1861, at St. Louis, Missouri |
| Commissioned |
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| Decommissioned |
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| Stricken | 1865 (est.), sold, 29 November 1865 |
| Fate | Sunk in Ohio River, 1873, severely damaged during dredging, 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | City-class ironclad gunboat |
| Displacement | 512 tons |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 51 ft 2 in (15.60 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) |
| Complement | 251 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | (see section below) |
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USS Carondelet (/kəˈrɒndəlɛt/ kə-RON-də-let) (1861) was a City-class ironclad gunboat constructed for the War Department by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. It was named for the town where it was built, Carondelet, Missouri.
Carondelet was designed for service on the western rivers, with a combination of shallow draft and variety of heavy guns (and a light howitzer), she was suited for riverside bombardment and ship-to-ship combat against Confederate gunboats.