Ships of the California Naval Militia: USS Camanche



Ships of the California Naval Militia
USS Camanche


CAMANCHE, a monitor, was built in 1863 by Secor Brothers, Jersey City, N.J. and disassembled and shipped to California on board the AQUILA, which sank at her dock in San Francisco 14 November 1863. Salvaged from AQUILA's hulk, CAMANCHE was assembled at San Francisco, launched 14 November 1864; and commissioned 22 August 1865, with Lieutenant Commander C. J. McDougal in command.

Laid up at Mare Island throughout most of her career, CAMANCHE served as a training ship for the California Naval Militia in 1896 and 1897 She was sold at Mare Island 22 March 1899.

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Specifications
Type Monitor

Displacement 800 tons

Length 200 feet

Beam 46 feet

Draft 11 feet

Complement 76

Armament. 2 x 15 inch smoothbore cannons

Class PASSAIC




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