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Last Address Washington, DC
Date of Passing Dec 25, 1878
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1859-1961, USS Princeton (1843)
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The first United States Ship Princeton served from 9 September 1843 to 17 July 1849. Her life was shorted by a fatal accident that occured a few months into her service. An experimental 12-inch gun exploded on board, killing Secretary of State (former Secretary of the Navy) Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Gilmer, and five other dignitaries and injuring 20 people.
Princeton was an innovation, the first screw steam warship of the U.S. Navy. Merrick & Towne of Philadelphia built her two vibrating lever engines, and John Ericsson designed her three tubular iron boilers. The latter burned hard coal and drove a six-bladed screw 14-inches in diameter.was a Screw Steamer, displacement 954; length 164'; beam 30'6'; draft 17; speed 7 knots; complement 166; armament 2 12-inch shell guns, 12 42-pounder carronades; as the only ship of the class Princeton.
Named after a borough in west central New Jersey, scene of a Revolutionary War battle fought between the Continental Army and the British on 2 and 3 January 1777, and the birthplace of her first captain, Capt. Robert F. Stockton.
