USS Flag

History
United States Navy JackUnited States
NameUSS Flag
BuilderBirely & Lynn
Launched1857
Acquired26 April 1861
Commissioned28 May 1861
Decommissioned25 February 1865
FateSold 12 July 1865
General characteristics
TypeSteamship
Displacement938 long tons (953 t)
Length193 ft (59 m)
Beam30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion
  • 400 hp (300 kW) Merrick & Sons Steam engine
  • screw-propelled
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement116
Armament6 × 8 in (203 mm) Parrott rifles

USS Flag was a screw steamship in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.[1] She is listed as "3rd rate".[2]

  1. ^ USS Flag at DANFS
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bauer1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).