Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Cairo (1861).
1 x Steam engine with 22 inch (559mm) cylinder and stroke of 6 feet (1.8m), fed by five fire-tube boilers at 140psi (965kPa), internal paddle wheel propelled.
Propulsion
4.0 kts
4.6 mph
Surface Speed