USS Monarch

USS Monarch and her sister ship USS Queen Of The West
History
United States
NameMonarch
NamesakePrevious name retained
Launched1853
AcquiredApril 1862
Commissioned1862
DecommissionedAfter July 1863
FateScrapped July 1865
General characteristics
Displacement406 tons
Length180 ft (55 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
PropulsionSide-wheel steamer
Complement120 officers and men
Armament1 30-pounder cannon, 3 12-pounder howitzers

USS Monarch was a United States Army sidewheel ram that saw service in the American Civil War as part of the United States Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade. She operated on the Mississippi River and Yazoo River during 1862 and 1863.

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