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Final Disposition, unknown

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Specifications:
Displacement 180 t.(lt), 360 t.(fl)
Length 119' (ovl.)
Beam 34'
Draft 6'
Speed 10 kts.
Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
Complement 14
Cargo Capacity 150 short tons

Armament

two twin 20mm AA gun mounts, one port, one starboard

two .50 cal. machine guns

Armor 2 1/2" wheelhouse, 2" gun shield

Propulsion 3 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 shafts, Shaft horsepower 675 bhp per shaft

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1018151201	77k	Namesake Cerro Gordo - After consolidating his hold on Veracruz, General Winfield Scott with some 8,500 American troops began marching westward toward Mexico City on April 8, 1847. At the mountain pass at Cerro Gordo, 55 miles inland, Scott’s advance was blocked by about 12,000 Mexicans under General Antonio de Santa Anna. The column halted while Captains Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan, and other engineer officers made a reconnaissance of the Mexican Position. A premature American attack by General David Twiggs on Santa Anna’s left, on April 17 opened the battle before Scott had completely deployed his troops for an enveloping operation against both enemy flanks. The main assault took place the following day. In fierce fighting that included much hand-to-hand combat, the Americans swept through the pass. Santa Anna fell back. He lost 204 officers and 2,837 men by capture alone, plus 43 guns and 4,000 small arms. U.S. casualties were 63 killed, 337 wounded. Photo - Painting by Carl Nebel (1851) "Battle of Cerro Gordo during the Mexican-American War", Published in the 1851 book "The War Between the United States and Mexico, Illustrated". Lithograph by Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot (1810–1866) after a drawing by Carl Nebel (1805–1855) (Wikipedia) Map - A Continent Divided The U.S. - Mexican War The Battle Ground of Cerro Gordo University of Texas Arlington Library		Tommy Trampp
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