USS Tennessee (1865)
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USS Tennessee at Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1875, after her conversion to a gun-deck frigate
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| Name: | Madawaska/Tennessee |
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| Launched: | 8 July 1865 |
| Renamed: | USS Tennessee 15 May 1869 |
| Fate: | Sold 15 September 1886 |
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| Class and type: | Wampanoag-class screw frigate |
| Tonnage: | 3,281 tons |
| Length: | 355 ft (108 m) |
| Beam: | 45 ft 2 in (13.77 m) |
| Draft: | 21 ft 8 in (6.60 m) |
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| Sail plan: | 10 principal sails = 22,500 sq ft (2,090 m2). |
| Complement: | 480 |
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USS Tennessee, originally USS Madawaska, was a screw frigate built of wood at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, and launched as Madawaska on 8 July 1865. Powered by two Ericsson vibrating-lever engines, Madawaska departed New York City for sea trials 14 January 1867, Commander Francis A. Roe in command. Remaining at sea for one week, she steamed nearly 1,000 nautical miles (1,150 statute miles; 1,852 km) before returning when her supply of coal was exhausted.
She was renamed Tennessee 15 May 1869 and timbered up to the necessary height to allow a spar deck to be installed. She was fitted with new compound back‑acting engines capable of developing 3,200 horsepower (2,400 kW). She carried 380 tons of coal but was also rigged for sail, the area of her 10 principal sails being 22,500 square feet (2,090 m2).
Her duties included service as flagship of the Asiatic Squadron under Rear Admiral William Reynolds, with Captain William W. Low in command. By 1879 she was flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron under Rear Admiral Robert W. Wyman, with Captain David B. Harmony in command. On 15 February 1881 at New Orleans, Louisiana, Seaman George Low jumped overboard and rescued a fellow sailor from drowning, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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