USS Sacramento (1862)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Sacramento |
| Builder | Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine |
| Launched | 28 April 1862 |
| Commissioned | 7 January 1863 |
| Decommissioned | 21 August 1865 |
| Recommissioned | 17 September 1866 |
| Fate | Grounded and wrecked, 19 June 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Screw sloop-of-war |
| Displacement | 2,100 long tons (2,100 t) |
| Length | 229 ft 6 in (69.95 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 12.5 kn (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 161 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 1 × 150-pounder rifle, 2 × 11 in (280 mm) smoothbore guns, 1 × 30-pounder rifle, 2 × 24-pounder howitzers, 2 × 12-pounder rifles, 2 × 12-pounder smoothbore guns |
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The first USS Sacramento was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.
Sacramento was launched on 28 April 1862 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, in Kittery, Maine; sponsored by a Mrs. Tilton of Boston; and commissioned on 7 January 1863, Commander Andrew E. K. Benham in command.