USS Tecumseh
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USS Tecumseh was a Union Navy ironclad monitor warship of the American Civil War, notable for being sunk by a mine while leading an attack during the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Navy ship
ⓘ
ironclad monitor ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × 15-inch Dahlgren smoothbore guns
ⓘ
small-caliber guns for defense ⓘ |
| armor |
belt armor of several inches of iron
ⓘ
turret armor up to 10 inches of iron ⓘ |
| assignedTo | West Gulf Blockading Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithQuote | “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” (context of Battle of Mobile Bay) ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 43 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Secor & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | most of crew lost when sunk ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
mine
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torpedo (naval mine) ⓘ |
| commanderAtBattleOfMobileBay | Commander Tunis A. M. Craven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionDate | 1864-04-19 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 100 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 1864-08-05 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 2100 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 13 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| flagOfficerInOverallCommand | Admiral David Farragut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | ironclad ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1863-09-12 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 225 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Mobile Bay, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Shawnee leader Tecumseh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tecumseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability | first Union ironclad sunk by a mine at Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
single screw propeller
ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ |
| roleAtSinking | lead ship in the monitor column ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Canonicus-class monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | monitor ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| survivors | a minority of crew survived the sinking ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | near the main ship channel of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
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