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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Conestoga |
| Namesake | Conestoga wagon |
| Fate | Sunk in collision 8 March 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 572 ton |
| Propulsion | Stern Wheel Paddle steamer |
USS Conestoga was originally a civilian side-wheel towboat built at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1859. She was acquired by the U.S. Army in June 1861 and converted to a 572-ton "timberclad" river gunboat for use by the Western Gunboat Flotilla, with officers provided by the navy.