For other ships with the same name, see USS Yazoo.
USS Yazoo — a single-turreted, twin-screwmonitor — was laid down in March 1863, before final government approval had been given, by Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia.; launched on 8 May 1865; and completed on 15 December 1865.
An engraving of the USS Yazoo published in Harper′s Weekly
Yazoo was a Casco-class monitor intended for service in the shallow bays, sounds, rivers, and inlets of the Confederacy. These warships sacrificed armor plate for a shallow draft and were fitted with a ballast compartment designed to enable them to ride exceptionally low in the water during battle.
Design revisionsedit
Though the original designs for the Casco-class monitors were drawn by John Ericsson, the final revision was created by Chief Engineer Alban C. Stimers following Rear AdmiralSamuel F. Du Pont's failed bombardment of Fort Sumter in 1863. By the time that the plans were put before the Monitor Board in New York City, Ericsson and Stimers had a poor relationship, and Chief of the Bureau of Construction and RepairJohn Lenthall had little connection to the board. This resulted in the plans being approved and 20 vessels ordered without serious scrutiny of the new design. $14 million US was allocated for the construction of these vessels. It was discovered that Stimers had failed to compensate for the armor his revisions added to the original plan and this resulted in excessive stress on the wooden hull frames and a freeboard of only 3 inches. Stimers was removed from the control of the project and Ericsson was called in to undo the damage. He was forced to raise the hulls of the monitors under construction by 22 inches to make them seaworthy.
Fateedit
The ship was laid up at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 20 December 1865, where Yazoo was extensively reworked. Nevertheless, since her class design had proven disappointing she saw no commissioned service. Her name was changed twice: first to Tartar on 15 June 1869 and then back to Yazoo on 10 August 1869. Yazoo was sold at Philadelphia on 5 September 1874 to A. Purvis & Son.
yazoo, 1865, other, ships, with, same, name, yazoo, yazoo, single, turreted, twin, screw, monitor, laid, down, march, 1863, before, final, government, approval, been, given, merrick, sons, philadelphia, launched, 1865, completed, december, 1865, engraving, yaz. For other ships with the same name see USS Yazoo USS Yazoo a single turreted twin screw monitor was laid down in March 1863 before final government approval had been given by Merrick amp Sons Philadelphia launched on 8 May 1865 and completed on 15 December 1865 An engraving of the USS Yazoo published in Harper s WeeklyHistoryUnited StatesNameUSS YazooOrderedApril 1863BuilderMerrick amp Sons Philadelphia PennsylvaniaYard number119Laid downMarch 1863Launched8 May 1865CommissionedNever commissionedFateSold for scrap 5 September 1874General characteristicsClass and typeCasco class monitorDisplacement1 175 long tons 1 194 t Length225 ft 69 m Beam45 ft 14 m Draft9 ft 2 7 m PropulsionScrew steamerSpeed9 knots 10 mph 17 km h Complement80 officers and enlistedArmament2 11 in 280 mm smoothbore Dahlgren gunsArmorTurret 8 in 200 mm Pilothouse 10 in 250 mm Hull 3 in 76 mm Deck 3 in 76 mm Yazoo was a Casco class monitor intended for service in the shallow bays sounds rivers and inlets of the Confederacy These warships sacrificed armor plate for a shallow draft and were fitted with a ballast compartment designed to enable them to ride exceptionally low in the water during battle Design revisions editThough the original designs for the Casco class monitors were drawn by John Ericsson the final revision was created by Chief Engineer Alban C Stimers following Rear Admiral Samuel F Du Pont s failed bombardment of Fort Sumter in 1863 By the time that the plans were put before the Monitor Board in New York City Ericsson and Stimers had a poor relationship and Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair John Lenthall had little connection to the board This resulted in the plans being approved and 20 vessels ordered without serious scrutiny of the new design 14 million US was allocated for the construction of these vessels It was discovered that Stimers had failed to compensate for the armor his revisions added to the original plan and this resulted in excessive stress on the wooden hull frames and a freeboard of only 3 inches Stimers was removed from the control of the project and Ericsson was called in to undo the damage He was forced to raise the hulls of the monitors under construction by 22 inches to make them seaworthy Fate editThe ship was laid up at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 20 December 1865 where Yazoo was extensively reworked Nevertheless since her class design had proven disappointing she saw no commissioned service Her name was changed twice first to Tartar on 15 June 1869 and then back to Yazoo on 10 August 1869 Yazoo was sold at Philadelphia on 5 September 1874 to A Purvis amp Son References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entries can be found here and here Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Yazoo 1865 amp oldid 1164015677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
