Midshipman studying model of Antietam, 1904
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History | |
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United States | |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Laid down | 1864 |
Launched | 1869 |
In service | 1876 |
Out of service | 1888 |
Fate | Sold, 8 September 1888 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Java-class sloop-of-war |
Displacement | 3,953 tons |
Length | 312 ft 6 in (95.25 m) (between perpendiculars) |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m) |
Propulsion | sail and steam engine |
USS Antietam was constructed during the final years of the American Civil War, but was not launched because the war was winding down in the Union's favor. She was eventually placed into service to be used as a storeship and as a barracks ship until she was disposed of in 1888.