USS Colorado (1856) facts for kids
USS Colorado
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| Name | Colorado |
| Namesake | Colorado River |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 1856 |
| Launched | 19 June 1856 |
| Sponsored by | Ms. N. S. Dornin |
| Commissioned | 13 March 1858 |
| Decommissioned | 8 June 1876 |
| Fate | Sold, 18 February 1885 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | none |
| Type | Screw frigate |
| Displacement | 3,425 long tons (3,480 t) |
| Length | 263 ft 8 in (80.37 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft 6 in (16.00 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 1 in (6.73 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Sail plan | Three masts |
| Speed | 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) |
| Complement | 674 officers and men |
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| General characteristics 1864 | |
| Class and type | none |
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| General characteristics 1871 | |
| Class and type | none |
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The first USS Colorado was a 3,400 long tons (3,500 t)-class, three-masted steam screw frigate. It was launched on 19 June 1856 by the Norfolk Navy Yard. It was sponsored by Ms. N. S. Dornin and commissioned on 13 March 1858. Captain W. H. Gardner was in command.
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Pre-Civil War
Colorado put to sea from Boston on 12 May 1858. It then cruised into Cuban waters to stop the practice of search by British cruisers until 6 August. She then returned to Boston and was placed in ordinary until 1861.
Prizes
| Date | Prize Name | Gross Proceeds | Costs and Expenses | Amount for Distribution | Where Adjudicated | Sent to 4th Auditor for Distribution | Vessels Entitled to Share |
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| 13 Sep 1861 | Judith | destroyed | |||||
| 6 May 1862 | Lewis Whitmore |
Decommissioned
Returning to New York on 30 May 1876, Colorado was placed out of commission on 8 June. From 1876-1884, she was used as a Receiving Ship at New York Navy Yard. She was sold on 14 February 1885 to a private company; and broken up for salvage material and burned for her copper fastenings.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Silverstone, Paul H. Warships of the Civil War Navies Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1989, ISBN: 0-87021-783-6.
Images for kids
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A posed photograph of U.S. Navy officers holding a council of war aboard Colorado off Korea, in June 1871, prior to the Korean Expedition. The ship's commanding officer, Captain George H. Cooper, is seated at center, and the Asiatic Squadron's commander, Rear Admiral John Rodgers, leans over the table at right.
