:::: American Civil War Vessels - UNION
Cumberland ***
Code - AU35
£3.50
Description - U.S.S. CUMBERLAND AU35
Completed in 1843 as a frigate of the Brandywine
class cut down into a corvette in 1855-56.
Served in the North Atlantic Blockade squadron
until rammed and sunk by CSS Virginia March 1862.
Very successful conversion.
Tonnage 1726 tons.
Dimensions 175' x 45' x 22'
Armament 1855 - 22 x 32pdr, 2 x 10" Shell guns
by 1862 22 x 9" S.B.
1 x 10" S.B.
1 x 170lb Rifle
