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USS Lafayette
USS Lafayette
USS Lafayette
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USS Lafayette
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Armament
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2 x 11-inch Dahlgren smoothbore guns
4 x 9-inch Dalhgren smoothbore guns
2 x 100-pounder Parrott rifle guns
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Battles
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Red River Campaign
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Built By: Aleck Scott, St. Louis, 1848
Acquired: 18 May 1862
Commissioned: 27 February 1863
Decommissioned: 23 July 186a5
Fate: Sold, 28 March 1866
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Characteristics
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Type: Ironclad Ram
Displacement: 1,193 Long tons
Length: 280 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Draft: 8 feet
Propulsion: Steam Engine
Speed: 4 knots
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