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USS Carondelet (/ k ə ˈ r ɒ n d ə l ɛ t / kə-RON-də-let) (1861) was a City-class ironclad gunboat constructed for the War Department by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. It was named for the town where it was built, Carondelet, Missouri .
USS Carondelet (IX-136) was a tanker and served in the United States Navy during World War II.. The second Carondelet was built in 1921 by Società Esercizio Bacini, Riva Trigossa, Italy, as Brennero (later renamed Gold Heels); transferred from the War Shipping Administration on 24 February 1944; and commissioned on 4 April 1944.
The seven gunboats in the class were named for cities on the Mississippi or its tributaries. They were: USS Cairo, Carondelet, Cincinnati, Louisville, Mound City, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis (later renamed USS Baron DeKalb). The first four Eads gunboats were built at the Carondelet Marine Ways (today part of St. Louis).
The USS Carondelet, under Commander Henry Walke, slipped past the island on the night of April 4, 1862. This was followed by the USS Pittsburg, under Lieutenant Egbert Thompson two nights later. With the support of these two gunboats, Pope was able to move his army across the river and trap the Confederates opposite the island, who by now were ...
The core of this flotilla was a group of seven ironclad warships [10] – USS Benton, USS Carondelet, USS Pittsburgh, USS Cincinnati, USS Mound City, USS Cairo, and USS St. Louis [11] – in addition to a collection of lesser vessels, including the mortar boats. [12]
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Carondelet: USS Carondelet, a gunboat on the Mississippi River during the U.S. Civil War; USS Carondelet, a tanker in the Pacific Ocean during World War II; SS Carondelet, a ship active in transporting immigrants between Havana and New York City during 1877 and 1878; CSS Carondelet, a ...
On April 4, Carondelet, along with CSS Oregon and CSS Pamlico, took part in a small naval action near Pass Christian against USS New London, USS John P. Jackson, and the troop transport USS Henry Lewis. Carondelet suffered damage to her wheel during the fight, and likely fired the only two shots that struck John P. Jackson.
USS Carondelet was the first gunboat to arrive up the river, and she promptly fired numerous shells into the fort, testing its defenses before retiring. Grant arrived on February 12 and established his headquarters near the left side of the front of the line, at the Widow Crisp's house.