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MICHIGAN gunboat (1844)
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Wolverine early 1900s
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905- IX31 | Michigan, 6.1905- Wolverine | Stackhouse & Tomlinson, Pittsburgh | 1842 | 5.12.1843 | 9.8.1844 | Naval Militia TS 5.1912, relic 1927 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 604 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 686 |
| Length, m | 49.5 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.23 |
| Draught, m | 3.66 |
| No of shafts | side paddle wheels |
| Machinery | 1 2-cyl DSE, 2 iron flue boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 110 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | coal 120 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 203/15 Dahlgren SB |
| Complement | 148 |
Standard scale images
Michigan 1844
Graphics
Wolverine early 1900s
Project history
Barquentine-rigged gunboat, first iron-hulled ship of US Navy.
Modernizations
1862: - 1 x 1 - 203/15; + 1 x 1 - 107/24 30pdr Parrott rifled, 5 x 1 - 93/22 20pdr Parrott rifled, 2 x 1 - 76/11 12pdr rifled light guns, 6 x 1 - 152/17 24pdr SB
mid-1890s, ship was armed only with 6 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss Mk I
Naval service
Michigan was renamed Wolverine in 1905 to clear name for the one of first USN dreadnought. In May 1912 she became a TS of Pennsylvania Naval Militia. Her active career ended in 1923 due engine problems, and in 1927 she was loaned to the city of Erie as relic. She was sold for scrap in 1949.
