Greetings,

I'm looking for any info/line drawings or pics of the Bayou City?

I admit to almost total ignorance of a ship that just about battled in my back yard. I know she was a 165ft long cotton clad gunboat.

What is the size of cotton bale of that vintage?
Did the ship have any plating or timber bulwarks to protect its vitals?
Did it have a walking beam engine? How fast was she?
After the 32pdr. burst, what was it replaced with?

Thanks in advance.