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USS ONEOTA

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: Oneota, built by Alex Swift & Co and Niles Works, Cincinnati, OH. Contracted 10 September 1862, launched 21 May 1864, completed 10 June 1865. Never commissioned; placed in reserve immediately upon delivery. Sold to Alex Swift & Co. in 1868; resold to Peru on 2 April 1868 as Manco Capac. Engaged the Chilean (ex-Peruvian) ironclad Huascar once.
Fate: Scuttled 7 June 1880, apparently at Arica, Peru, to avoid capture by Chile. Reportedly the sunken hulk still exists and is mostly intact.

Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
33k	The ex-*Oneota* as the Peruvian *Manco Capac* (foreground).	Courtesy of es.geocities.com.
66k	The Peruvian *Manco Capac* with a multi-masted ship in the background.	Courtesy of histarmar.com.ar. Photo added 08/26/09.
41k	Remains of the *Manco Capac*, 1980.	Courtesy of histarmar.com.ar. Photo added 08/26/09.
72k	Artists rendition of the *Manco Capac* during the War of the Pacific, 1879.	Courtesy of chileanpower2.blogspot.com. Photo added 08/26/09.
76k	Artists rendition of the *Manco Capac* during the War of the Pacific, 1879.	Courtesy of chileanpower2.blogspot.com. Photo added 08/26/09.
122k	Artists rendition of the *Manco Capac* during the War of the Pacific, 1879.	Courtesy of batallas.org. Photo added 08/26/09.
433k	Artists rendition of the *Manco Capac* during the War of the Pacific, 1879.	Courtesy of arica1880.com. Photo added 08/26/09.
32k	The *Manco Capac*, in South American waters, circa 1879.	Courtesy of wikipedia.org.
376k	A guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 Dec 1991.	USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.

There is currently no DANFS history for the USS ONEOTA.

(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship

Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
MORE OLD PERUVIAN SHIPS - PAGE 2 By Juan del Campo.
Peruvian Warship By Juan del Campo.

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