&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:USS_Underwriter_(1852_gunboat)_being_burned_and_abandoned_by_Confederate_troops,_1864.jpg) Confederate troops abandoning USS Underwriter after setting her afire, 2 February 1864
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Underwriter |
| Launched | 1852 |
| Acquired | 23 Aug 1861 |
| Commissioned | 22 Aug 1861 |
| Fate | Burned by Confederate forces, 2 Feb 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sidewheel steamship |
| Tonnage | 341 gross (merchant service) |
| Length | 170 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 1 in (2.46 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
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USS Underwriter was a 341-ton sidewheel steamer that was purchased for military use by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Underwriter was outfitted as a gunboat, whose primary task was to prevent ships from penetrating the Union blockade of Southern ports.