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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Lexington |
Laid down | 1861 |
Commissioned | 1861 |
Decommissioned | 2 July 1865 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 17 August 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steam Gunboat |
Displacement | 448 long tons (455 t) |
Length | 177 ft 7 in (54.13 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
Armament |
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The third USS Lexington was a timberclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.