USS Pensacola
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USS Pensacola was a United States Navy screw steamer and later protected cruiser that served prominently during the American Civil War and in subsequent 19th-century naval operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War naval vessel
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United States Navy warship ⓘ steam screw frigate ⓘ |
| armament | broadside battery of naval guns ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century steam frigates of the United States
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American Civil War naval ships of the Union ⓘ Ships built at Pensacola Navy Yard ⓘ |
| commissioned | December 16, 1859 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Pensacola Navy Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | hundreds of officers and enlisted men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1892 ⓘ |
| fate |
eventually sold for scrap
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used as receiving ship after active service ⓘ |
| flag | Ensign of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| hullNumber | none (pre-hull-number era) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1858 ⓘ |
| launched | August 1859 ⓘ |
| legacy | namesake for later USS Pensacola (CA-24) ⓘ |
| material | wooden hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pensacola, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTechnology | transition era from sail to steam ⓘ |
| notableCommander | David Glasgow Farragut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long 19th-century service life
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participation in Farragut’s New Orleans campaign ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
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Union blockade of the Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ capture of New Orleans (1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
receiving ship at a navy yard
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station ship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
sail
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steam engine ⓘ |
| registration | U.S. Navy vessel without modern hull classification symbol ⓘ |
| rigging | full-rigged sailing ship ⓘ |
| role | flagship in some operations under Farragut ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Union Navy during the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| servicePeriod |
American Civil War
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post–Civil War 19th century ⓘ |
| shipType |
screw steamer
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steam frigate ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Gulf of Mexico
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Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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