USS Congress

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:action March 8, 1862
gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings Artifacts displayed in museums
gptkbp:armament Cannon
32 guns
gptkbp:battle Battle of Hampton Roads
gptkbp:beam 40 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Gideon_Welles
gptkbp:class Sloop-of-war
gptkbp:collectibility CSS Virginia
gptkbp:commissioned 1861
gptkbp:constructionMaterial Wooden_hull
gptkbp:crew Survivors_rescued_by_USS_Minnesota
gptkbp:crew_size approximately 200
gptkbp:decommissioned 1861
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 ft
gptkbp:famous_for Engagement_with_CSS_Virginia
gptkbp:fate sunk
March 8, 1862
gptkbp:historical_significance First ironclad battle in history
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War Era
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Congress
gptkbp:impact Significant in naval warfare evolution
gptkbp:inspiration Sloop_design_in_the_Navy
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:launched 1841
gptkbp:legacy Part of naval history
Influenced future naval designs
gptkbp:length 175 ft
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hampton_Roads,_Virginia
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Congress
gptkbp:notable_event Sinking during battle
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Captain_John_Marston
gptkbp:operational_area East_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:participatesIn Battle of Hampton Roads
gptkbp:propulsion Sail and steam
gptkbp:renovated Not applicable
gptkbp:replacedBy USS Galena
gptkbp:role Blockade runner
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:services gptkb:American_Civil_War
1862
gptkbp:sister_ship USS Cumberland
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:type Warship