History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Alonzo Child |
Launched | 1857 |
In service | circa 25 July 1863 |
Out of service | 1865 |
Captured |
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Fate | Sold, 29 March 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamship |
Displacement | 493 long tons (501 t) |
Length | 222 ft (68 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Depth of hold | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Propulsion |
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USS Alonzo Child was a side-wheel steamer seized by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a barracks ship in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.