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&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Lancaster_LOC_dat_4a04861.jpg) USS Lancaster circa 1899
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Lancaster |
| Laid down | December 1857 |
| Launched | 20 October 1858 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1859 |
| Decommissioned | 1 May 1902 |
| Stricken | 31 December 1915 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop-of-war |
| Displacement | 2,362 long tons (2,400 t) |
| Length | 235 ft 8 in (71.83 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 367 officers and enlisted |
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The first USS Lancaster was a screw sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War through the Spanish–American War.
The first Lancaster was laid down by the Philadelphia Navy Yard in December 1857; launched 20 October 1858; sponsored by Miss Harriet Lane, niece and official hostess of President James Buchanan; and commissioned 12 May 1859, Captain John Rudd in command.