USS Pittsburgh (1861)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Pittsburgh.
USS Pittsburgh (often Pittsburg) was a City-class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Army by James B. Eads during the American Civil War, and transferred to the Union Navy in October 1862. She was commissioned in January 1862, Commander Egbert Thompson in command.
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Namesake | The City of Pittsburgh |
Launched | October 1861 |
Commissioned | 25 January 1862 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 29 November 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 512 tons |
Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
Beam | 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m) |
Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Propulsion | Stern wheeler |
Complement | 251 |
Armament | (see section below) |
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