 USS Sebago, 1862
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Sebago |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched |
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| Commissioned | 26 March 1862 |
| Decommissioned |
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| Stricken | 1867 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold, 19 January 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Double-ended gunboat |
| Displacement | 832 long tons (845 t) |
| Length | 228 ft 2 in (69.55 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 590 IHP, 44-inch bore by 7 ft stroke inclined direct-acting steam engine; sidewheels |
| Speed | Unknown |
| Complement | 156 |
| Armament | 1 × 100-pounder Parrott rifle, 1 × 9 in (230 mm) Dahlgren gun smoothbore, 4 × 24-pounder howitzers |
USS Sebago was a large (832 long tons (845 t)) steamer with very powerful guns and four howitzers, purchased by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War.
With her large crew of 156 sailors, she served the Union Navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America as a gunboat.