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Home Town Malden, MA
Last Address Malden, MA
Date of Passing Jun 07, 1897
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CDR Wingate died 4 days after retiring from the US Navy.
If anyone has any photos of Commander Wingate let me know so I may include them.
Canonicus Class Monitor: Displacement: 1,034 tons. Dimensions: 225 x 43.8 x 13.6 feet. Propulsion: Ericsson VL engines, 2 boilers, 320 hp, 1 shaft, 7 knots. Crew: 85. Armor: Iron: 3-5 inch sides, 1 inch deck, 11 inch turret. Armament: 1 dual turret with 2x15 inch Dahlgren smoothbore.
Operational and Building Data: Originally named Manayunk, built by Snowdon & Mason, South Pittsburgh, PA Contracted 15 September 1862, launched 18 December 1864, completed 27 September 1865. Not commissioned, laid up in reserve immediately upon delivery. Renamed Ajax 15 June 1869. Commissioned 1 January 1871. Operated from Key West briefly. Decommissioned at Philadelphia for repairs 1 July 1871, recommissioned 13 January 1874; decommissioned to reserve 27 July 1875. Recommissioned 5 November 1875 but remained inactive; decommissioned to reserve 30 June 1891. Loaned to the New Jersey Naval Militia 26 September 1895. Returned to the Navy and recommissioned for Spanish American War service 9 July 1898, but decommissioned 1 September 1898, before necessary repairs and overhaul had been completed.
Fate: Sold for scrapping 10 October 1899.
