USS Miami (1861)
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The first USS Miami was a side-wheel steamer, double-ender gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Crew of the USS Miami, circa 1864
A 9" Dahlgren smoothbore cannon on the deck of USS Miami (Photograph by Mathew Brady)
Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser, USN, killed in action commanding USS Miami on April 19, 1864
Parrott rifle
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The Parrott rifle was a type of muzzle-loading rifled artillery weapon used extensively in the American Civil War.
USS Miami (1861)
…10.11 m) Draft 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) Propulsion Steam engine Speed 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) Complement 134 officers and men Armament 1 × 100-pounder Parrott rifle 1 × 9 in (230 mm) smoothbore Dahlgren gun 4 × 24-pounder guns Crew of the USS Miami, circa 1864 The first USS Miami was a side-wheel steamer, double-ender…
A 200-pounder Parrott rifle on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1865
The Swamp Angel
A replica 10-pound Army Parrott rifle.
Parrott gun No. 107 (USS Kanawha), a 3.67-in (20-lb) Naval Parrott.