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    W. Andrew Robinson

    Ships of the United States Navy
    Ships in current service
    Ships grouped alphabetically
    Ships grouped by type
    USS Trenton

    This is a list of steam frigates used or previously used by the United States Navy.

    Name Type Class Authorized Dates of Service Fate
    Mississippi [1] 2nd class[2] Mississippi-class [1] 3 March 1839 [1] 1841 – 1863 [1] Sunk in action at Port Hudson, 64 killed
    Missouri [1] 2nd class[2] Mississippi-class [1] 3 March 1839 [1] 1842 – 1843 [1] Lost to fire [1]
    Susquehanna [3] 2nd class[2] Susquehanna-class 3 March 1847 [1] 1850 – 1883 [1] Sold [1]
    Powhatan [3] 2nd class[2] Susquehanna-class 3 March 1847 [1] 1852 – 1887 [1] Sold [1]
    Franklin [1] 1st class[4]  – 1 September 1851 [1] 1867 – 1916 [1] Sold [1]
    Merrimack [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [3] 1856 – 1861 [5] Sunk to avoid capture, rebuilt as CSS Virginia [5]
    Wabash [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [8] 1856 – 1912 [5] Sold [5]
    Roanoke [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [8] 1857 – 1883 [5] Sold [5]
    Colorado [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [8] 1858 – 1885 [5] Sold [5]
    Minnesota [5] 1st class[6] Merrimack-class [7] 6 April 1854 [8] 1857 – 1901 [5] Scrapped [5]
    Niagara [5] 1st class[6]  – 6 April 1854 [8] 1857 – 1885 [5] Sold [5]
    Florida[5] 2nd class[9] Wampanoag-class 1867 – 1885 [5] Sold [5]
    Tennessee [5] 2nd class[9] Wampanoag-class – 1888 [5] Sold [5]
    Iowa[5] 2nd class[9] Wampanoag-class
    Nevada[5] 2nd class[9] Wampanoag-class None [5] Canceled [5]
    Pompanoosus 2nd class[9] Wampanoag-class
    Bon Homme Richard 2nd class[9] Wampanoag-class None [5] Canceled [5]
    Chattanooga [5] Wampanoag-class
    Pennslvania 2nd class[2] Java-class Canceled
    Delaware 2nd class[2] Java-class
    California 2nd class[2] Java-class
    Illinois 2nd class[2] Java-class Canceled
    Antietam 2nd class[2] Java-class
    New York 2nd class[2] Java-class Canceled
    Java 2nd class[2] Java-class Canceled
    Hassalo [5] Hassalo-class [10]
    Watauga [5] Hassalo-class [10]
    Trenton [5]  – 1877 – 1891 Lost to the Apia cyclone, 1 killed[5]

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Bauer, Karl Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising A Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases; Biographical Notices, and Records of Naval Officers; Special Articles of Naval Art and Science. L. R. Hamersly & co. 1881.
    3. ^ a b c Canney, Donald L. (1998). Lincoln's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1861-65. US Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-519-4.
    4. ^ Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States, including Officers of the Marine Corps, and other, for the Year 1870.
    5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
    6. ^ a b c d e f Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States, including Officers of the Marine Corps, and other, for the Year 1859.
    7. ^ a b c d e Park, Carl D. (2007). Ironclad Down: USS Merrimack-CSS Virginia from Design to Destruction. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-659-9.
    8. ^ a b c d e "The Old Steam Navy". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 4 August 2009.[better source needed]
    9. ^ a b c d e f Hamersly, Lewis Randolph (1894). The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. L. R. Hamersly & co.
    10. ^ a b Bennett, Frank Marion (1896). The steam navy of the United States. NWarren & Co.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_steam_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy

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