USS Michigan

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USS Michigan was a 19th-century United States Navy warship that served on the Great Lakes, notable as one of the Navy’s earliest iron-hulled steam-powered vessels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship
iron-hulled steamship
warship
armament cannon
builder United States Navy NERFINISHED
builtAt Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
category 19th-century naval ship of the United States
Great Lakes warship
iron-hulled ships
steamships of the United States Navy
commissioned 1845
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
crewType United States Navy sailors
decommissioned 1912
designFeature side paddle wheels (early configuration, later altered)
single screw propeller
displacementApprox 685 tons
era 19th century
fate scrapped
flag Flag of the United States NERFINISHED
homeport Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
hullMaterial iron
inServiceUntil early 20th century
launched 1843
lengthApprox 53 meters
namedAfter State of Michigan NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the U.S. Navy’s earliest iron-hulled vessels
being one of the U.S. Navy’s earliest steam-powered warships
operatingArea Great Lakes NERFINISHED
operator United States Navy
powerType coal-fired steam engine
propulsion steam-powered
registration U.S. Navy registry
renamed USS Wolverine NERFINISHED
renamedYear 1905
roleDuringConflict Union patrol and security vessel on the Great Lakes
scrappedYear 1949
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipType armed steamer
gunboat
superstructure single funnel
single mast
theaterOfOperations Great Lakes NERFINISHED
usedFor law-enforcement support on the Great Lakes
patrol duties
protection of American interests on the Great Lakes

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Francis Asbury Roe shipCommanded USS Michigan