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United States | |
Name | USS Wamsutta |
Namesake | Wamsutta, (c. 1634-1662), a Native American leader |
Launched | 1853 |
Acquired | 20 September 1861 |
Commissioned | 14 March 1862 |
Decommissioned | 3 December 1862 |
In service | 2 February 1863 |
Out of service | 29 June 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 20 July 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 270 tons |
Length | 129 ft 3 in (39.40 m) |
Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
Armament |
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USS Wamsutta was a steamer constructed for service with the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.