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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Tuscarora |
| Builder | Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 27 June 1861 |
| Launched | 24 August 1861 |
| Commissioned | 5 December 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 4 June 1864 |
| Recommissioned | 3 October 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 30 May 1865 |
| Recommissioned | Later in 1865 |
| Decommissioned | 10 February 1871 |
| Recommissioned | 16 May 1872 |
| Decommissioned | 14 September 1876 |
| Recommissioned | 10 January 1878 |
| Decommissioned | 31 May 1880 |
| Stricken | 1883 |
| Fate | Sold 20 November 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop-of-war |
| Displacement | 1,457 long tons (1,480 t) |
| Length | 198 ft 6 in (60.50 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.11 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m) |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
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The first USS Tuscarora was a Mohican-class sloop of war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Tuscarora was laid down on 27 June 1861 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Merrick & Sons; launched on 24 August 1861; sponsored by Miss Margaret Lardner; and commissioned on 5 December 1861, Commander Tunis A. M. Craven in command.