USS Miantonomoh (1863)
A watercolor of the USS Miantonomoh by Oscar Parks
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| Name: | USS Miantonomoh |
| Builder: | New York Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 1862 |
| Launched: | 15 August 1863 |
| Commissioned: | 18 September 1865 |
| Decommissioned: | 1870 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1875 |
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| Class and type: | Miantonomoh-class monitor |
| Displacement: | 3,400 long tons (3,455 t) |
| Length: | 258 ft 6 in (78.79 m) |
| Beam: | 52 ft 9 in (16.08 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) |
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| Speed: | 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Complement: | 150 officers and men |
| Armament: | 4 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore Dahlgren guns (2×2) |
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The first USS Miantonomoh was the lead ship of her class of double-turreted, twin-screw, wooden-hulled, ironclad monitors built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Miantonomoh was laid down at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, in 1862; launched 15 August 1863; and commissioned 18 September 1865, Commander Daniel Ammen in command.
Assigned to the North Atlantic Squadron, Miantonomoh cruised for a short time along the east coast, thence steamed to the Washington Navy Yard where she remained until April 1866. In late April she sailed to New York and there prepared for an extended cruise to European waters. Under the command of Comdr. John C. Beaumont, she sailed with steamers Augusta and Ashuelot on 6 May. After touching at Halifax, Nova Scotia, she reached St. John's, Newfoundland, 23 May. There she embarked the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Gustavus Fox, who arrived 3 June en route to undertaking special assignments in Europe.
Upon the order of President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles instructed Fox to deliver Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, a copy of a Joint Resolution of Congress which expressed "deep regret" at the recent attempt on the Czar’s life and congratulations on his escape from harm. In addition, and of greater importance, Welles requested Fox to visit important naval stations and collect:
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