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USS Grand Gulf
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about USS Grand Gulf (1863). For other uses, see Grand Gulf.
USS Grand Gulf was a wooden-hulled, propeller-driven steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was effective in performing blockade duty, and captured a number of Confederate blockade runners.
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Ordered | as Onward |
Builder | C. & R. Poillon shipyard, Brooklyn, New York |
Launched | March 28, 1863 |
Acquired | 14 September 1863 |
Commissioned | 28 September 1863 |
Decommissioned | 10 November 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 30 November 1865 |
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Displacement | 1200 tons |
Length | 210 ft 4 in (64.11 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
Draft | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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