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USS Richmond
USS Richmond at Baton Rouge, 1863
USS Richmond at Baton Rouge, 1863
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USS Richmond at Baton Rouge, 1863
Builder: Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Launched: 26 January 1860
Commissioned: 1860
Stricken: June 1919
Fate: Sold, 23 July 1919
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Characteristics
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Displacement: 2,604 tons
Length: 225 feet
Beam: 42.6 feet
Draft: 17.45 feet
Propulsion: Steam
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Armament
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1 x80-pounder Dahlgren smoothbore gun
20 x 9-inch Dahlgren smoothbore guns
1 x 30-pounder Parrott rifle
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Engagements
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Mississippi River Blockade
Battle of Mobile Bay
West Indies Squadron
North Atlantic Station
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