Chimneys - USS Cairo

Chimneys - USS Cairo (HM232I)

Location: Vicksburg, MS 39183 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 22.545', W 90° 51.998'

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The tall wooden stacks you see towering above the boat are skeletal reproductions of the original chimneys. When Cairo sank, its smoke stacks were visible above the surface of the water. A sister boat, the Pittsburg, knocked down the Cairo's chimneys to hide the location of the sunken vessel.

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"City Class" gunboats looked so much alike that bands of different colors were painted on their chimneys to tell them apart. Cairo had gray bands.
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HM NumberHM232I
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Placed ByNational Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Monday, November 20th, 2017 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 700701 N 3584087
Decimal Degrees32.37575000, -90.86663333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 22.545', W 90° 51.998'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 22' 32.7" N, 90° 51' 59.88" W
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Area Code(s)601
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Cairo Museum Cir, Vicksburg MS 39183, US
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