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Later Classes of Monitors:
USS Sangamon (Jason)
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Crew on the USS Jason
From the Collections of The Mariners' Museum
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A single turreted monitor built by John
Ericsson at Chester, Pennsylvania. She was renamed the Sangamon
just before her launching on October 27, 1862. Commander Pierce
Crosby was in command when the Sangamon assigned to the
North Atlantic Blockade Squadron. She was considered one of
the vital ships in this blockade.
After repairs in February 1864, she
was towed to Port Royal, South Carolina for the South Atlantic
Blockading Squadron. After blockade duty in Charleston, the
Sangamon returned to Hampton Roads to support Grant's
drive to Richmond. Her duties included conducting reconnaissance
expeditions up the James River for information, protecting troop
concentrations and served as part of the Union naval force that
patrolled the upper James to prevent the Confederate flotilla
from threatening Union transports. In April 1865, she assisted
in clearing the river of Confederate torpedoes so that Union
shipping could proceeded to Richmond.
The Sangamon was decommissioned
and placed on reserve after the Civil War. She was re-activated
in May 1898 then renamed Jason on June 15, 1869. The
Jason served during the Spanish-American War and was
placed out of commission at the League Island Navy Yard in 1898.
She was then sold on April 14, 1904.
Displacement: 884 tons
Length: 200 feet
Beam: 46 feet
Draft: 11 feet 6 inches
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Introduction: Later Classes of
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