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USS ''Minnesota'' was a wooden steam frigate in the United States Navy. Launched in 1855 and commissioned eighteen months later, the ship served in east Asia for two years before being decommissioned. She was recommissioned at the outbreak of the American Civil War and returned to service as the flagship of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. During the first day of the Battle of Hampton Roads on 8 March 1862, ''Minnesota'' ran aground, and the following battle badly damaged her and inflicted many casualties. On the second day of the battle, engaged CSS ''Virginia'', allowing tugs to free ''Minnesota'' on the morning of 10 March. ''Minnesota'' was repaired and returned to duty, and three years later she participated in the Second Battle of Fort Fisher. ''Minnesota'' served until 1898, when she was stricken, beached and burnt to recover her metal fittings and to clear her name for a newly-ordered battleship, . == Construction and early duties == ] ''Minnesota'' was laid down in May 1854 by the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.. She was launched on 1 December 1855, sponsored by Susan L. Mann, and commissioned on 21 May 1857 with Captain Samuel Francis Du Pont in command. ''Minnesota'' was named for the Minnesota River. Her sister ships were also named for rivers: the (first in class), , (salvaged and renamed ''Virginia'' by the Confederate Navy), and the (later converted to a monitor-type). ''Minnesota'', carrying William B. Reed, U.S. Minister to China, departed from Norfolk, Virginia, on 1 July 1857 for East Asia. During her service with the East India Squadron, she visited many of the principal ports of China and Japan before departing Hong Kong to bring Reed home with a newly-negotiated commerce treaty, the Treaty of Tianjin, with China. Upon arrival in Boston, Massachusetts, on 2 June 1859, ''Minnesota'' was decommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the same day and remained in ordinary until the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Minnesota (1855)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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