.jpg) Dick Fulton in 1900
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 1857 |
| Acquired | 1862 |
| In service | circa May 1862 |
| Out of service | at war's end, 1865 (est.) |
| Stricken | after 1901 (est.) |
| Homeport | Pittsburgh |
| Fate | Sold for civilian use |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 123 tons |
| Propulsion | stern-wheel steamer |
USS Dick Fulton (also called Fulton) was a 123-ton stern-wheel steamer used as an auxiliary vessel in the United States Ram Fleet during the American Civil War.[1]
Dick Fulton was built in 1857 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[2] She was repaired or modified there in 1862, and 1878.[2]
During the Civil War she was used as a tender and ram in the United States Ram Fleet, from 1862 to ca. 1864.[1]
- ^ a b "US Navy Ship Types - Rams". Naval Historical Center. Washington DC: Department of the Navy. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ a b Thurston, George H. (1888). Allegheny county's hundred years. A. A. Anderson & Son, Book and Job Printers, 99 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh. Retrieved 18 August 2018.