She was launched on 3 July 1867 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine; and sponsored by Miss Margaret Bailey. Renamed USS California on 15 May 1869, she first went to sea on 7 October 1870, and served briefly in the Pacific. However, because she had been constructed of partially seasoned timber due to an unprecedented volume of shipbuilding during the war, her hull deteriorated rapidly and she was sold at Mare Island Navy Yard in May 1875.
minnetonka, 1867, other, ships, with, same, name, minnetonka, 1869, minnetonka, eight, wooden, steam, frigates, authorized, united, states, navy, during, american, civil, provide, postwar, general, purpose, fleet, california, 1870, 1875, moored, mare, island, . For other ships with the same name see USS Minnetonka 1869 USS Minnetonka was one of eight wooden steam frigates authorized by the United States Navy during the American Civil War to provide a postwar general purpose fleet USS California 1870 1875 Moored off the Mare Island Navy Yard California circa 1871 1873History United States NameUSS Minnetonka BuilderPortsmouth Navy Yard Launched3 July 1867 Sponsored byMiss Margaret Bailey Commissioned7 October 1870 RenamedCalifornia 15 May 1869 FateSold May 1875 General characteristics TypeJava class sloop of war Tonnage2 354 long tons 2 392 t Length313 ft 6 in 95 55 m Beam46 ft 14 m Depth of hold17 ft 1 in 5 21 m Armament18 9 in 230 mm guns 2 100 pounder Parrott rifles 1 60 pounder gun 2 20 pounder Dahlgren smoothbores 1 12 pounder Dahlgren rifle 5 12 pounder smoothbore guns She was launched on 3 July 1867 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard Kittery Maine and sponsored by Miss Margaret Bailey Renamed USS California on 15 May 1869 she first went to sea on 7 October 1870 and served briefly in the Pacific However because she had been constructed of partially seasoned timber due to an unprecedented volume of shipbuilding during the war her hull deteriorated rapidly and she was sold at Mare Island Navy Yard in May 1875 See also editList of sloops of war of the United States NavyReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Minnetonka 1867 amp oldid 1164017514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
