Eads Union Iron Works

Eads Union Iron Works, Carondelet MO

The legendary James B. Eads bought the Carondelet Marine Railway Company in 1861 and used it to build seven gunboats and seven monitors for the U.S. Navy, as well as for conversion and repair work. The yard was located at the foot of Davis Street in St. Louis, on the site later used by St. Louis Ship: see it from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 18 May 2016.

Hull #	Original Name	Original Owner	Ship Type	LDT	Delivery	Disposition
Built in Mound City IL
	Cairo	U.S. Navy	Gunboat	512	25-Jan-62	Sunk by a mine in the Yazoo River 12-Dec-62
	Cincinnati	U.S. Navy	Gunboat	512	16-Jan-62	Sold 1866
	Mound City	U.S. Navy	Gunboat	512	16-Jan-62	Sold for scrap 1865
Built in Carondelet MO
	Carondelet	U.S. Navy	Gunboat	512	15-Jan-62	Sold 1865, wrecked and sank in the Ohio River 1873
	Louisville	U.S. Navy	Gunboat	512	16-Jan-62	Sold 1865
	Pittsburgh	U.S. Navy	Gunboat	512	25-Jan-62	Sold for scrap 1865
	St. Louis	U.S. Navy	Gunboat	512	31-Jan-62	Renamed Baron De Kalb 8-Sep-82, sunk by a mine off Yazoo City 13-Jul-63
	Neosho	U.S. Navy	Monitor	523	13-May-63	Later Vixen 1869, Osceola 1869, sold 1873
	Osage	U.S. Navy	Monitor	523	10-Jul-63	Sunk by a mine in the Blakely River 29-Mar-65
	Oswego	U.S. Navy	Monitor	523	10-Jul-63	Sunk by a mine in the Blakely River 29-Mar-65
	Chickasaw	U.S. Navy	Monitor	970	14-May-64	Later Samson 1869, Chickasaw 1869, sold 1874, Goldsboro 1882, sank 1950s
	Winnebago	U.S. Navy	Monitor	1,300	27-Apr-64	Later Tornado 1869, Winnebago 1869, sold 1874, later Peru's Manco Capac
	Kickapoo	U.S. Navy	Monitor	1,300	8-Jul-64	Later Cyclops 1869, Kewaydin 1869, sold 1874
	Milwaukee	U.S. Navy	Monitor	1,300	27-Aug-64	Sunk by a mine in the Blakely River 29-Mar-65

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