USS Nahant (1862)
USS Nahant | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Nahant |
| Builder | Harrison Loring |
| Launched | October 7, 1862 |
| Commissioned | December 29, 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 1898 |
| Renamed |
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| Fate | Sold, April 6, 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Passaic-class ironclad monitor |
| Displacement | 1,875 long tons (1,905 t) |
| Length | 200 ft (61 m) o/a |
| Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Installed power | 320 ihp (240 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) |
| Complement | 75 officers and men |
| Armament | 1 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore, 1 × 11 in (280 mm) Dahlgren gun |
| Armor | |
| Notes | Armor is iron. |
The first USS Nahant was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor of the United States Navy that saw service in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
Nahant was launched on October 7, 1862, by Harrison Loring, South Boston, Massachusetts, and commissioned on December 29, 1862, Commander John Downes in command.