USS Fulton
The USS Fulton , which was initially called Demologos (also called Fulton the First or US Steam Battery Fulton - ( floating battery ) - was designed by Robert Fulton in New York . Their design was patented by Fulton on February 11, 1809. The keel was laid at the beginning of 1814 at Adam and Noah Browne's shipyard under the name Demologos chosen by Fulton , and the shell was launched on October 29, 1814.
It was the first steam warship and the first steamship of the US Navy . However, the ship was not completed until 1815 and was then named USS Fulton in honor of its builder, who died in February 1815.
In July 1815, she made successful sea trials, which reached a speed of 6.35 knots and covered 53 nautical miles . It wasn't until 1816 that the USS Fulton was delivered to the Navy. It was intended for coastal defense and as a blockade breaker. But shortly after its completion, the British-American War ended. Their only official mission took place in 1817. President James Monroe used it for a harbor tour in New York Harbor. After 1825, the ship was used as the floating barracks of the Brooklyn Navy Yard .
On June 4, 1829, the ship was destroyed by a gunpowder explosion.
It had a steam-driven paddle wheel in the center with a diameter of 4.9 m and was armed with 44 cannons, 20 of which were 32 pounders. It was designed as a floating battery and therefore not suitable for high seas. She had a deadweight capacity of 2455 tons and displaced 1450 tons. Below the deck, the hull was divided by a 4.6 m wide space. In one half there was a steam engine with a nominal output of 120 hp, in the other the copper steam boiler .
Main dimensions
- Length: 47.5 m
- Width: 17.1 m
- Draft : 3.05 m
- Side height: 6.1 m
- Wall thickness: 1.5 m
