USS Allegheny (1847)
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USS Allegheny – the first United States Navy ship to be so named – was a large (989 long tons (1,005 t)) iron-hulled steamer that served as an American gunboat in the South Atlantic Ocean as well as in the European area. When the American Civil War occurred, Allegheny served the Union cause honorably, doing her part by supporting the Union Navy – because of her large size and operational condition – as a receiving ship.
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United States | |
Name | USS Allegheny |
Ordered | October 1843 |
Builder | Stackhouse and Tomlinson |
Laid down | 1844 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Launched | 22 February 1847 |
Commissioned | 22 February 1847 |
Decommissioned | 1868 (est.) |
Refit | 1851-1852 at Gosport Navy Yard |
Stricken | 1868 (est.) |
Homeport | Baltimore, Maryland |
Fate | Sold, 15 May 1869 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamer |
Displacement | 989 long tons (1,005 t) |
Length | 185 ft (56 m) |
Beam | 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 4.9 kn (5.6 mph; 9.1 km/h) |
Complement | 190 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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Armor | Iron-hulled |
Allegheny was somewhat different from other gunboats of the time as she was propelled by two eight-bladed horizontal wheels invented by Lieutenant William W. Hunter. Eventually this design proved impractical, and Allegheny was rebuilt as a conventional screw steamer.