Uss Cumberland

USS Cumberland Sunk by CSS Virginia

USS Cumberland

USS Cumberland Sunk by CSS Virginia

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Built By: Unknown

Sailed: May 24, 1842

Commissioned: November 9, 1842

Decommissioned: March 8, 1862 - Sunk during the Battle of Hampton Roads

Characteristics

Type: Raritan-class Frigate

Displacement: 1,726 tons

Length: 175 feet

Beam: 45 feet

Draft: 21.1 feet

Propulsion: Sail

Armament

Although there was different armament between 1842, this is the armament as of 1861.

1 10-inch Dahlgren

22 -9-inch Dahlgrens

1 70-pounder Rifle

Battles

Hampton Roads (Sunk)