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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Launched | 2 April 1862 |
| Commissioned | 3 July 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 31 July 1865 |
| Renamed | Hattie C. Besse |
| Homeport | San Francisco, California |
| Identification | U.S. Official Number 11851 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 803 tons |
| Length | 209 ft (64 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 11 in (10.64 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion | Inclined, Direct Acting Steam Engine built by Neptune Iron Works side-wheel steamer - Double-ender |
| Speed | 8.5 knots |
| Complement | 113 |
| Armament | 1 10-inch Dahlgren, 1 100 pounder Parrot rifle, 4 24-pounder Howitzer, 4 11-inch Dahlgren |
USS Genesee was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.