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| USS ESSEX |
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| Recognition Flags |
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| Type |
Ironclad Gunboat |
Draught |
6' |
| Length |
205' |
Speed |
5.5 knots |
| Beam |
60' |
Crew |
134 |
| Armour |
Forward - 1 3/4" iron over 30"
wood with 1" gutta percha resin/rubber between
Sides - 3/4" iron over 16" wood with 1" gutta percha resin/rubber between
Stern - Unknown |
| Armament |
3 x 9" Dahlgrens in Bow Ports
1 x 10" Dahlgren in stern pivot
1 x 32 lb Smoothbore and 1 x 12 lb Howitzer in broadside |
Smoke on the Water Statistics
| Vessel Name |
Configuration |
Draught |
Size |
HDP |
Targetting |
Max Speed |
Manoeuvrability |
| USS Essex |
Casemate |
Shallow |
Large |
62 |
C/E |
Medium |
Average |
| Armour |
| Casemate |
Hull |
Deck |
P/H |
Turret |
Stack |
Rudder |
Wheels |
| B |
B/S |
S |
B |
B/S |
S |
Armour |
SDP |
Armour |
WDP |
| H |
L |
L |
U |
U |
U |
U |
M |
- |
U |
15 |
U |
- |
- |
| Ram ? |
Guns |
| No |
3xFGF-MSB, 1xAGR-HSB,1xPGF-LSB,1XSGF-VLH |
| Flotation Points |
Date in Service |
Model Supplied By |
| 16 |
? |
Thoroughbred TS 49(1/600th), Peter Pig (1/600th) |
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