USS Colorado (1856)
 USS Colorado
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Colorado |
| Namesake | Colorado River |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 1856 |
| Launched | 19 June 1856 |
| Sponsored by | Ms. N. S. Dornin |
| Commissioned | 13 March 1858 |
| Decommissioned | 8 June 1876 |
| Fate | Sold, 18 February 1885 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | none |
| Type | Screw frigate |
| Displacement | 3,425 long tons (3,480 t) |
| Length | 263 ft 8 in (80.37 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft 6 in (16.00 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 1 in (6.73 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Sail plan | Three masts |
| Speed | 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) |
| Complement | 674 officers and men[1] |
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| General characteristics 1864 | |
| Class and type | none |
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| General characteristics 1871 | |
| Class and type | none |
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The first USS Colorado was a 3,400 long tons (3,500 t)-class, three-masted[2] steam screw frigate. It was launched on 19 June 1856 by the Norfolk Navy Yard. It was sponsored by Ms. N. S. Dornin and commissioned on 13 March 1858. Captain W. H. Gardner was in command.
Pre-Civil War[change | change source]
Colorado put to sea from Boston on 12 May 1858. It then cruised into Cuban waters to stop the practice of search by British cruisers until 6 August. She then returned to Boston and was placed in ordinary until 1861.
Prizes[change | change source]
| Date[1] | Prize Name[1] | Gross Proceeds | Costs and Expenses | Amount for Distribution | Where Adjudicated | Sent to 4th Auditor for Distribution | Vessels Entitled to Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1861 | Judith | destroyed [1] | |||||
| 6 May 1862 | Lewis Whitmore |
Decommissioned[change | change source]
Returning to New York on 30 May 1876, Colorado was placed out of commission on 8 June. From 1876-1884, she was used as a Receiving Ship at New York Navy Yard. She was sold on 14 February 1885 to a private company; and broken up for salvage material and burned for her copper fastenings.[2]
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Silverstone, Warships, p. 29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "USS Colorado Home Page". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
References[change | change source]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Silverstone, Paul H. Warships of the Civil War Navies Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1989, ISBN 0-87021-783-6.
Other websites[change | change source]
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