Princeton (warship)

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Princeton (warship) was a pioneering mid-19th-century U.S. Navy screw steam warship notable as one of the first propeller-driven warships and for a deadly 1844 gun explosion incident.

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instanceOf United States Navy ship
explosion
naval accident
screw steam warship
steam warship
warship
armament large naval guns
category 19th-century naval ship of the United States
screw frigate
steam frigate
cause explosion of a large naval gun
country United States of America
date 1844-02-28
designFeature combination of sail and steam power
screw propeller below the waterline
single screw propulsion
era mid-19th century
flag naval ensign of the United States
hasAccident USS Princeton gun explosion of 1844
hasEvent USS Princeton gun explosion of 1844
historicalSignificance early adoption of screw propulsion in a national navy
influenced subsequent U.S. Navy steam warship designs
injured John Tyler
killed Abel P. Upshur
David Gardiner
Thomas Walker Gilmer
location Potomac River
USS Princeton
namedAfter Princeton, New Jersey
notableFor 1844 gun explosion incident
being one of the first propeller-driven warships
operator United States Navy
partOf U.S. Navy fleet modernization in the 1840s
propulsion screw propeller
steam engine
role demonstration of new naval propulsion technology
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipType warship
status decommissioned
usedFor demonstration cruises for U.S. government officials
sea trials of screw propulsion
usedInConflict Mexican–American War
victimTitle U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. Secretary of the Navy

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