| History | |
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| Name | USS Wamsutta |
| Namesake | Wamsutta, (c. 1634-1662), a Native American leader |
| Launched | 1853 |
| Acquired | 20 September 1861 |
| Commissioned | 14 March 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 3 December 1862 |
| In service | 2 February 1863 |
| Out of service | 29 June 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 20 July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 270 tons |
| Length | 129 ft 3 in (39.40 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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USS Wamsutta was a steamer constructed for service with the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.