USS Cairo
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USS Cairo was a Union ironclad gunboat of the American Civil War, best known for being one of the first armored warships sunk by a naval mine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union warship
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ ironclad gunboat ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| armament | naval guns ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Western Gunboat Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | about 51 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Eads & Sons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Eads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
naval mine
ⓘ
torpedo (Civil War terminology) ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Lieutenant Commander Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1862 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Mound City, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 250 officers and men ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Vicksburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ship ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | December 12, 1862 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 512 tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 6 feet ⓘ |
| exhibitAt | USS Cairo Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
armored casemate
ⓘ
shallow draft suitable for river operations ⓘ side-wheel propulsion ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | ironclad ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1861 ⓘ |
| launched | 1861 ⓘ |
| length | about 175 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cairo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first armored warships sunk by a naval mine ⓘ |
| operatedOn |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yazoo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union operations against Vicksburg ⓘ |
| powerplant | steam engines ⓘ |
| preservedBy | National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam-powered ⓘ |
| raised | 1960s ⓘ |
| rediscovered | 1950s ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | City-class ironclad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | river gunboat ⓘ |
| statusAfterSinking | abandoned and later buried in river mud ⓘ |
| sunk | 1862 ⓘ |
| sunkDuringOperation | expedition on the Yazoo River above Vicksburg ⓘ |
| sunkNear | Yazoo River, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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