| History | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 1859 |
| Acquired | 26 August 1861 |
| Commissioned | 29 October 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 3 August 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 8 September 1865 |
| Notes | In merchant service until 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 221 tons |
| Length | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Complement | 47 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS New London was a screw steamer of the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was outfitted with a Parrott rifle and 32-pounders, and was assigned as a gunboat in the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America.