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USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth (1896)
USS Portsmouth (1896)
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USS Portsmouth (1896)
Built By: Portsmouth N. H. Navy Yard
Sailed: October 23, 1843
Commissioned: November 10, 1844
Decommissioned: July 14, 1878
Characteristics
Type: Sloop-of-War
Displacement: 1,022 tons
Length: 151 feet 10 inches
Beam: 37 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 6 inches
Propulsion: Sail
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Armament
18 medium 32-pounder guns
2 Paixhans 64-pounder shell guns
Battles
West Gulf Blockading Squadron
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