USS Missouri (1841)
USS Missouri on fire at Gibraltar, 1843, by Edward Duncan | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Missouri |
| Laid down | 1840 |
| Launched | 7 January 1841 |
| Commissioned | 1842 |
| Fate | Destroyed by fire, 26–27 August 1843 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sidewheel steam frigate |
| Displacement | 3,220 long tons (3,272 t) |
| Length | 229 ft (70 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine/Sails |
| Complement | 268 |
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The first Missouri, a 10-gun side-wheel frigate, was one of the first steam warships in the United States Navy.