U.S.S. Cairo Gunboat
U.S.S. Cairo,
Ironclad River Gunboat, City Class,
Commissioned: January 16, 1862,
Torpedoed and Sunk: December 12, 1862,
Raised: December 12, 1964
Explosion sinks the USS Cairo
100 Years on the Bottom
Armor: Iron Plating on the USS Cairo
Thirteen BIG Guns
Capstan
Fire Tube Boilers
Paddlewheel
Return
Explosion
Last update: Friday, November 05, 1999
http://www.nps.gov/vick/cairo/gunboat.htm
Editor: G. Zeman
