USS Hartford (1858)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Hartford.
USS Hartford, a sloop-of-war steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. Hartford served in several prominent campaigns in the American Civil War as the flagship of David G. Farragut, most notably the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. She survived until 1956, when she sank awaiting restoration at Norfolk, Virginia.
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Name | USS Hartford |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Launched | 22 November 1858 |
Commissioned | 27 May 1859 |
Decommissioned | 20 August 1926 |
Fate | Sank at her berth, 20 November 1956, subsequently dismantled |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sloop-of-war |
Tonnage | 2900 |
Length | 225 ft (69 m) |
Beam | 44 ft (13 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine and Sails |
Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
Complement | 310 officers and enlisted[1] |
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