- USS Quinsigamond (1864)
The USS "Quinsigamond" was a "Kalamazoo"-class double-turreted monitor, designed by Benjamin F. Delano. "Quinsigamond" was laid down by the
Boston Navy Yard in1864 , but work on her was suspended30 November 1865 following the end of theAmerican Civil War . Renamed "Hercules"15 June 1869 , she was again renamed, "Oregon",10 August the same year. Designed to be built at naval yards, which lacked the facilities to construct metal-ribbed vessels, she was built with improperly seasoned timber, and left exposed to the elements. "Quinsigamond's" hull began to rot while still on the stocks and she was broken up in1884 .See also
* See USS "Hercules" for other ships of this name.
* See USS "Oregon" for other ships of this name.References
External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/q1/quinsigamond.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Quinsigamond"]
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