USS Vandalia (1828)

USS Vandalia in 1861
History
United States
NameUSS Vandalia
BuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard
Laid down1825
Launched1828
Commissioned6 November 1828
Decommissioned4 February 1863
FateBroken up, between 1870 and 1872
General characteristics
TypeSloop-of-war
Tonnage614
Length127 ft 4 in (38.81 m)
Beam34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Draft16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement150 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 4 × 8 in (200 mm) shell guns
  • 16 × 32-pounder guns

The first Vandalia was an 18-gun sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the Second Seminole War and the American Civil War. She was named for the city of Vandalia, Illinois.


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