USS St. Louis
USS St. Louis
Later renamed Baron DeKalb (September 1862)
Courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
Built By: Unknown, Carondelet, Missouri
Sailed: October 12, 1861
Commissioned: January 31, 1862
Decommissioned: Sunk by mine, July 13, 1863
Characteristics
Type: River Casemate Ironclad
Displacement: 512 tons
Length: 175 feet
Beam: 51 feet 2 inches
Draft: 6 feet
Propulsion: Steam Engine - Center Wheel
Battles
Fort Pillow
Battle of Memphis
Battle of Fort Hindman
Battle of Fort Pemberton
Battle of Hanyes Bluff
January 1862
3 8-inch Smoothbores
4 42-pounder rifles
6 32-pounder rifles
1 12-pounder rifle
October 1862
3 8-inch Smoothbores
2 42-pounder rifles
6 32-pounder rifles
2 30-pounder rifles
1 12-pounder rifle
December 1862
2 10-inch Smoothbores
3 8-inch Smoothbores
2 42-pounder rifles
6 32-pounder rifles
2 30-pounder rifles
1 12-pounder rifle
Early 1863
1 10-inch Smoothbores
1 9-inch Smoothbores
2 8-inch Smoothbores
6 32-pounder rifles
2 30-pounder rifles
1 12-pounder rifle