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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Ordered | as Chowan[1] |
| Launched | May 1857[1] |
| Acquired | October 1858 by the U.S. Navy |
| Commissioned | 27 October 1858[1][2] |
| Decommissioned | 13 June 1865 at the Washington Navy Yard[2] |
| Renamed | Southern Star, Crusader[1] |
| Fate | Sold, 20 July 1865[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 545 tons[2] |
| Length | 169 ft (52 m)[2] |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m)[2] |
| Draft | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)[2] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h)[2] |
| Complement | 92[2] |
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USS Crusader was a screw steamer of the United States Navy that served prior to, and during, the American Civil War.
Crusader was heavily armed and was used in a "gunboat diplomacy" role when the United States needed to place political pressure on Paraguay. After completing that mission, she returned to the United States to participate as a gunboat in the blockade of the Confederate States of America.
- ^ a b c d Dr. Thomas C., Parramore (1998). Trial Separation: Murfreesboro, North Carolina and the Civil War. Murfreesboro, North Carolina: Murfreesboro Historical Association, Inc. pp. 25–27. LCCN 00503566.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Crusader". Retrieved 17 January 2008.