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USS Carondelet (1861)
USS ''Carondelet'' ( ) (1861) was a gunboat constructed for the War Department by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. It was named for the town where it was built, Carondelet, Missouri.
''Carondelet'' was designed for service on the western rivers, with a combination of shallow draft and variety of heavy guns (and a light howitzer), she was suited for riverside bombardment and ship-to-ship combat against Confederate gunboats.
== Built in Missouri in 1861 ==
USS ''Carondelet'', an ironclad river gunboat, was built in 1861 by James Eads and Co., St. Louis, Missouri, at the Union Marine Works, in Carondelet, Missouri under contract to the United States Department of War. ''Carondelet'' was commissioned 15 January 1862, at Cairo, Illinois, U.S. Navy Commander Henry A. Walke in command, and reported to Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla,〔The Western Gunboat Flotilla was a unique "joint service" organization. The gunboats were built using funds from the War Department, were manned by Navy personnel, and were under the ultimate command of the U.S. Army theater commander.〕 commanded by U.S. Navy Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote.
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