Hartford 1860
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Hartford | Boston N Yd | 1/1858 | 22.11.1858 | 27.5.1859 | TS 10.1899, station ship 10.1912 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2550 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
68.6 pp |
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Breadth, m |
13.4 |
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Draught, m |
7.09 (hold depth) |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 2-cyl HDA, 2 water-tube boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
696ihp |
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Max speed, kts |
9.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
20 x 1 - 229/15 Dahlgren SB |
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Complement |
310 |
Project history: Most famous USN large sloop, Flagship of Admiral Farragut. Sail area was up to 3440 m2 with additional sails.
Modernizations: by 1862: + 1 x 1 - 107/24 30pdr Parrott rifled, 2 x 1 - 93/22 20pdr Parrott rifled
1863: - 2 x 1 - 229/15; + 2 x 1 - 163/22 100pdr Parrott rifled
by 1882, was armed with 16 x 1 - 229/15 Dahlgren SB, 1 x 1 - 203/15 converted rifled Dahlgren SB; VCE engine was installed.
1880s-1890s: + 13 x 1 - 127/40 Mk II/III
Naval service: Hartford was converted to TS for midshipmen in 1899 and in October 1912 transferred to Charleston for harbour use. She was finally decommissioned in August 1926 but preserved and classified as relic in October 1945. She foundered at berth 20.11.1956.
Hartford
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