![]() NPS Photo Quick Facts For the USS Cairo Ironclad River Gunboat: City Class Constructed: Mound City, IL Length: 175 ft Tonnage: 152 Top Speed: 6 Knots Crew Size: 251 Officers and Men Commissioned: January 16, 1862 Torpedoed and Sunk: December 12, 1862 Raised: December 12, 1964
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Last updated: November 30, 2023