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List of steam frigates of the United States Navy

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Ships of the United States Navy
Ships in current service
Ships grouped alphabetically
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USS Trenton

This is a list of steam frigates used or previously used by the United States Navy.

Name Type Class Authorized Dates of Service Fate
Mississippi [1] 2nd class[2] Mississippi-class [1] 3 March 1839 [1] 1841 – 1863 [1] Sunk in action at Port Hudson, 64 killed
Missouri [1] 2nd class[2] Mississippi-class [1] 3 March 1839 [1] 1842 – 1843 [1] Lost to fire [1]
Susquehanna [3] 2nd class[2] Susquehanna-class 3 March 1847 [1] 1850 – 1883 [1] Sold [1]
Powhatan [3] 2nd class[2] Susquehanna-class 3 March 1847 [1] 1852 – 1887 [1] Sold [1]
Franklin [1] 1st class[4] Franklin-class [1] 1 September 1851 [1] 1867 – 1916 [1] Sold [1]
Merrimack [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [3] 1856 – 1861 [5] Sunk to avoid capture [5]
Wabash [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [8] 1856 – 1912 [5] Sold [5]
Roanoke [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [8] 1857 – 1883 [5] Sold [5]
Colorado [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [8] 1858 – 1885 [5] Sold [5]
Minnesota [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [8] 1857 – 1901 [5] Scrapped [5]
Niagara [5] 1st class[6] Niagara-class [3] 6 April 1854 [8] 1857 – 1885 [5] Sold [5]
Florida[5] 2nd class[9] Florida-class [10] 1867 – 1885 [5] Sold [5]
Tennessee [5] 2nd class[9] Florida-class [1][10] – 1888 [5] Sold [5]
Iowa[5] 2nd class[9] Florida-class [1][10]
Nevada[5] 2nd class[9] Florida-class [1][10] None [5] Canceled [5]
Connecticut [5] 2nd class[9] Florida-class [1][10]
Bonhomme Richard [5] 2nd class[9] Florida-class [1][10] None [5] Canceled [5]
Chattanooga [5] Chattanooga-class
Pennsylvania [5] 2nd class[2] Guerriere-class [11]
Delaware [5] 2nd class[2] Guerriere-class [11]
California [5] 2nd class[2] Guerriere-class [11]
Illinois [5] 2nd class[2] Guerriere-class [11]
Antietam [5] 2nd class[2] Guerriere-class [11]
New York [5] 2nd class[2] Guerriere-class [11]
Java [5] 2nd class[2] Guerriere-class [11]
Hassalo [5] Hassalo-class [11]
Watauga [5] Hassalo-class [11]
Trenton [5] 1877 – 1891 Lost to the Apia cyclone, 1 killed[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Bauer, Karl Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising A Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases; Biographical Notices, and Records of Naval Officers; Special Articles of Naval Art and Science. L. R. Hamersly & co. 1881.
  3. ^ a b c d Canney, Donald L. (1998). Lincoln's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1861-65. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-519-4.
  4. ^ Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States, including Officers of the Marine Corps, and other, for the Year 1870.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States, including Officers of the Marine Corps, and other, for the Year 1859.
  7. ^ a b c d e Park, Carl D. (2007). Ironclad Down: USS Merrimack-CSS Virginia from Design to Destruction. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-659-9.
  8. ^ a b c d e "The Old Steam Navy". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Hamersly, Lewis Randolph (1894). The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. L. R. Hamersly & co.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal". Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal. 1874 (1). London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bennett, Frank Marion (1896). The steam navy of the United States. NWarren & Co.
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