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+ | The United States completed four '''Amphitrite Class Monitors''' after an exceedingly slow build, in the 1890s. | ||
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+ | <div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align=center; | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan=7 align=left|Overview of four vessels | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=7 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Hull No. | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builders | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Commissioned | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-Amphitrite}} | ||
+ | | BM-2 | ||
+ | | [[Harlan & Hollingsworth]]<br>[[Norfolk Navy Yard|Norfolk NYd]] | ||
+ | | 1874 | ||
+ | | 7 June, 1883 | ||
+ | | 23 April, 1895 | ||
+ | | Sold 3 January, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-Monadnock}} | ||
+ | | BM-3 | ||
+ | | [[Continental Iron Works|Continental I.W.]]<br>[[Mare Island Navy Yard|Mare Island NYd]] | ||
+ | | 15 January, 1875 | ||
+ | | 19 September, 1883 | ||
+ | | 20 February, 1896 | ||
+ | | Sold 24 August, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-Terror}} | ||
+ | | BM-4 | ||
+ | | [[William Cramp & Sons|Cramp]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]] | ||
+ | | 1874 | ||
+ | | 24 March, 1883 | ||
+ | | 15 April, 1896 | ||
+ | | Sold 10 March, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-Miantonomoh}} | ||
+ | | BM-5 | ||
+ | | [[John Roach & Sons|John Roach]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]] | ||
+ | | 1874 | ||
+ | | 5 December, 1876 | ||
+ | | 27 October, 1891 | ||
+ | | Sold 26 January, 1922 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Design & Construction== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Armament== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Guns=== | ||
+ | '''As Built'''{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 450}}{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 17}}{{Conways1860|p. 146}} | ||
+ | * four 10-inch/30 caliber ({{US-Miantonomoh}} two 10-inch/30 caliber and 10-inch/35 caliber) | ||
+ | * two 4-inch/40 caliber ({{US-Amphitrite}} and {{US-Monadnock}} only) | ||
+ | * four 6-pounder | ||
+ | * two 3-pounders | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Torpedoes=== | ||
+ | * nil | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitrite-class_monitor}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
+ | {{reflist}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | * {{AllenMonitors1}} | ||
+ | * {{AllenMonitors2}} | ||
+ | * {{Conways1860}} | ||
+ | * {{FriedmanUSBattleships}} | ||
+ | * {{SilverstoneNewNavy}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
+ | |||
{{Footer Amphitrite Class Monitor (1876)}} | {{Footer Amphitrite Class Monitor (1876)}} | ||
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chain=Monitors | chain=Monitors | ||
+ | sortdate=23 June 1874 | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Amphitrite | name=Amphitrite | ||
− | + | hullno=BM-2 | |
− | builder= | + | builder=[[Harlan & Hollingsworth]]<br>[[Norfolk Navy Yard|Norfolk NYd]]{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | order= | + | order=23 Jun 1874{{Conways1860|p. 115}} |
− | laid= | + | laid=1874{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | launch=1883 | + | launch=7 Jun 1883{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=23 Apr 1895{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
+ | decomm=31 May 1919{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | strick=24 Jul 1919{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 18}} | ||
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fatedate=3 Jan 1920{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | fate2=Broken up 1952{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 18}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Miantonomoh | name=Miantonomoh | ||
− | + | hullno=BM-5 | |
− | builder= | + | builder=[[John Roach & Sons|John Roach]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]]{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
− | laid= | + | laid=1874{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | launch=1876 | + | launch=5 Dec 1876{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=27 Oct 1891{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
+ | decomm=21 Dec 1907{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | strick=31 Dec 1915{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fatedate=26 Jan 1922{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | fate2= | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Monadnock | name=Monadnock | ||
− | + | hullno=BM-3 | |
− | builder= | + | builder=[[Continental Iron Works|Continental I.W.]]<br>[[Mare Island Navy Yard|Mare Island NYd]]{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
− | laid= | + | laid=15 Jan 1875{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | launch=1883 | + | launch=19 Sep 1883{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=20 Feb 1896{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
+ | decomm=24 Mar 1919{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | strick=2 Feb 1923{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fatedate=24 Aug 1923{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | fate2=Broken up | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Terror | name=Terror | ||
− | + | hullno=BM-4 | |
− | builder= | + | builder=[[William Cramp & Sons|Cramp]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]]{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
− | laid= | + | laid=1874{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | launch=1883 | + | launch=24 Mar 1883{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=15 Apr 1896{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} |
+ | decomm=8 May 1906{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | strick=31 Dec 1915{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | fate=Sold | ||
+ | fatedate=10 Mar 1921{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
+ | fate2=Broken up 1930{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 422}} | ||
} | } | ||
Latest revision as of 15:34, 7 December 2014
The United States completed four Amphitrite Class Monitors after an exceedingly slow build, in the 1890s.
Overview of four vessels | ||||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | ||||||
Name | Hull No. | Builders | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
Amphitrite | BM-2 | Harlan & Hollingsworth Norfolk NYd |
1874 | 7 June, 1883 | 23 April, 1895 | Sold 3 January, 1920 |
Monadnock | BM-3 | Continental I.W. Mare Island NYd |
15 January, 1875 | 19 September, 1883 | 20 February, 1896 | Sold 24 August, 1923 |
Terror | BM-4 | Cramp New York NYd |
1874 | 24 March, 1883 | 15 April, 1896 | Sold 10 March, 1921 |
Miantonomoh | BM-5 | John Roach New York NYd |
1874 | 5 December, 1876 | 27 October, 1891 | Sold 26 January, 1922 |
Design & Construction
Armament
Guns
- four 10-inch/30 caliber (Miantonomoh two 10-inch/30 caliber and 10-inch/35 caliber)
- two 4-inch/40 caliber (Amphitrite and Monadnock only)
- four 6-pounder
- two 3-pounders
Torpedoes
- nil
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Allen, Francis J. (1983). Roberts, John. ed. "The US Monitors Part 1". Warship Volume VII: pp. 55-59.
- Allen, Francis J. (1983). Roberts, John. ed. "The US Monitors Part 2". Warship Volume VII: pp. 134-140.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-715-1. (on Amazon.com).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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