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USS Missouri on fire at Gibraltar, 1843, by Edward Duncan
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Missouri |
Laid down | 1840 |
Launched | 7 January 1841 |
Commissioned | 1842 |
Fate | Destroyed by fire, 26–27 August 1843 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sidewheel steam frigate |
Displacement | 3,220 long tons (3,272 t) |
Length | 229 ft (70 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine/Sails |
Complement | 268 |
Armament |
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The first Missouri, a 10-gun side-wheel frigate, was one of the first steam warships in the United States Navy.
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