 Hunchback in commercial service as a New York ferry, 1859, prior to her acquisition by the U.S. Navy
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Hunchback |
| Laid down | 1852 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 16 December 1861 |
| Commissioned | 3 January 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 12 June 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 12 July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 512 long tons (520 t) |
| Length | 179 ft (55 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 40 inch bore, 8-foot stroke vertical beam steam engine; sidewheels |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 125 officers and enlisted |
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USS Hunchback was a side-wheel, steam-powered gunboat used by the United States Navy during the American Civil War.