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Manco Capac

Canonicus-class monitor completed after the principal Civil War campaigns.

Manco Capac in the selected Wikimedia Commons image.
Manco CapacMNBA logo This file, part of the Collection of the Fine Arts Museum, was provided to Wikimedia Commons thanks to an agreement between the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and Wikimedia Argentina . · Public domainImage source
ClassCanonicus class
NavyPeruvian Navy
CountryPeru

What is known about this ship

Canonicus-class monitor completed after the principal Civil War campaigns.

Service history

Oneota was sold to Peru and entered Peruvian service as Manco Capac.

Class context: Canonicus class

The Canonicus class was a larger single-turret monitor design developed from Civil War experience with the earlier Passaic type. Nine ships were completed, mounting a pair of 15-inch Dahlgren guns in one armored turret.

This ship is recorded as a member of Canonicus class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Oneota I (Monitor) ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-18
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