 Zavala
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Charleston |
| Namesake | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Builder | John Vaughan and Son |
| Completed | 1836 |
| Fate | Sold to Texan Navy, November 1838 |
 Republic of Texas | |
| Name | Zavala |
| Namesake | Lorenzo de Zavala |
| Acquired | November 1838 |
| Commissioned | 23 March 1839 |
| Decommissioned | May 1842 |
| Homeport | Galveston, Texas |
| Fate | ran aground, later broken up and sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Length | 201 ft (61 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | steam |
| Capacity | 120 |
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The Texan steamship Zavala was a Texas Navy ship in Texas' second Navy after the Texas Revolution. She was the first steamship-of-war in the Texas Navy.[1][2]
- ^ The U.S. Navy fielded the steam batteries Fulton and Fulton II before 1839. Navy Historical Center, http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/fulton.htm (access date 10/15/10)