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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: Manhattan, built by Perine, Secor & Co. at Joseph Coldwell, Jersey City, NJ. Contracted 15 September 1862, launched 14 October 1863, commissioned 6 June 1864. Operated in the Gulf of Mexico, including attacks on Mobile. Decommissioned to reserve August 1865. Renamed Neptune, 15 June 1869, then Manhattan 10 August 1869. Prepared for service at Philadelphia 1872-1873, recommissioned 19 November 1873. Was inactive after June 1877, but actual date of decommissioning is unknown.
Fate: Stricken for disposal 14 December 1901; sold for scrapping 24 March 1902.
