USS Itasca Class

The Itasca class, also known as the Unadilla class, or 90 day gunboats, were a versatile class, built in under three months, hence the name 90 day gunboat. They participated in most major naval actions throughout the war.

Type	Steam Gunboat	Draught	10' 6"
Length	158' 8"	Speed	9 knots
Beam	28' (Moulded)	Crew	70 - 90
Armour	None
Armament	Generally fitted with : 1x11" Smoothbore Dahlgren on Semi-pivot 2x24 lb smoothbores fixed 1x20 lb Parrot rifle on forecastle

The class consisted of 23 vessels; Aroostook, Cayuga, Chippewa, Chocura, Huron, Itasca, Kanawha, Katahdin, Kennebec, Kineo, Marblehead, Ottawa, Owasco, Pembina, Penobscot, Pinola, Sagamore, Sciota, Seneca, Tahoma, Unadilla, Wimona and Wissahickson.

**Smoke on the Water Statistics**
Vessel Name			Configuration			Draught	Size	HDP	Targetting	Max Speed		Manoeuver
USS Itasca			Conventional			Medium	Small	22	B/E	Fast		Average
Armour
Casemate			Hull			Deck	P/H	Turret	Stack		Rudder	Wheels
B	B/S	S	B	B/S	S	Deck	P/H	Turret	Armour	SDP	Rudder	Armour	WDP
U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	-	U	10	U	-	-
Ram ?	Guns
No	FDP-LR,FGS-HSB,MPGF-LSB,MSGF-LSB
Flotation Points			Date in Service					Model Supplied By
6			1861					Thoroughbred TS46 (1/600th)

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