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USS Cairo
 


USS Cairo, a 512-ton "City" class ironclad river gunboat built at Mound City, Illinois, was commissioned in January 1862 as part of the U.S. Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla. In April and May 1862, Cairo was involved in the campaign to capture Fort Pillow and was present during the 10 May naval action there. She was also engaged with Confederate warships during the action off Memphis, Tennessee, on 6 June 1862. Cairo continued her operations on the Mississippi River and its tributaries and was formally transferred to the Navy in October. On 12 December 1862, while engaged in mine clearance activities on the Yazoo River, Mississippi, Cairo was sunk by a Confederate mine (or "torpedo", as mines were then known). Her wreck was recovered in 1965, but was badly damaged during the salvage efforts. She has subsequently been partially restored and is on exhibit at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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This USS Cairo model features:

  • Scratch-built

  • plank-on-frame construction

  • All parts are wooden or metal

  • Available exclusively from Model Ship Master

      24" long x 11" tall x 7" wide     $970      S&H is $70

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