Uss Merrimack (1855)

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Ship Information

	Ship Country	US
	Ship Name	Merrimack
	Ship Ordered	6 April , 1854
	Ship Launched	15 June , 1855
	Ship Commissioned	20 February , 1856
	Ship Decommissioned	16 February , 1860
	Ship Fate	Burned and sunk in dock, 20 April , 1861 <br>Raised and converted into ironclad CSS ''Virginia''

Ship Information

	Ship Displacement	3,200&nbsptons
	Ship Speed	12&nbspknots
	Ship Propulsion	sail, steam engine
	Ship Armament	14 &times 8-inch guns, <br/>2 &times 10-inch guns, <br/>24 &times 9-inch guns