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Passaic-class monitor
Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Passaic-classmonitor

Passaic-class monitor
Passaic-class monitor Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin United States
ManufacturerHarlan and Hollingsworth
CategoryMonitors
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1862–1864
Operators1 countries
Quantity10
Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Passaic-class monitor
Category
Prime contractor
Production
1862–1864
Quantity
10
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull ClassificationMonitor
  • Ship Typeironclad monitor
  • Builder / ShipyardContinental Iron Works, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Harrison Loring, Reaney, Son & Archbold, Donohue, Ryan & Secor, Atlantic Iron Works
  • Launched1862
  • Commissioned1862
  • Ships in Class10
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
  • Light Displacement1,335 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)61 m
  • Beam14 m
  • Draft3.2 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement75
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 Martin boilers, 1-shaft Ericsson vibrating lever engine
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power238 kW
  • Shafts / Screws1
  • Top Speed7 kn
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun1 × 15-inch smoothbore Dahlgren gun (primary), 1 × 11-inch smoothbore Dahlgren gun (secondary), 1 × 8-inch Parrott rifle (some ships)
  • Main Gun Calibre381 mm
  • Main Gun Count1
  • Secondary Guns1 × 11-inch smoothbore Dahlgren gun (primary variant), 1 × 8-inch Parrott rifle (some ships)
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
  • Completed10
  • Lost2
◆Armour2MOD.2
  • ArmourSide: 76–127 mm, Turret: 279 mm
  • Deck Armour25 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1862Production started
  2. 1864Production ended
164
years in service
2
years in production
10
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Cruise missiles designed to strike land targets from naval platforms, typically launched from ships or submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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