Baron DeKalb (Gunboat, 1862-1863)

Date

• September 16, 1900

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Recess wheel
• BOAT TYPE: Gunboat
• BUILT: 1861 at St. Louis by James B. Eads
• FORMERLY: St. Louis
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sunk at Yazoo City, Mississippi on July 12, 1863
• OWNERS: U.S.
• RIVERS: Yazoo River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 0449; Built for Civil War service and originally named St. Louis. Name changed to Baron DeKalb on October 1, 1862. She was sunk in July 1863. Guns and valuables were recovered from the boat and then it was blown up under water
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The remains of the gunboat Baron DeKalb visible above the water on September 16, 1900