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USS Princess Royal
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Royal was a British merchant ship and blockade runner that became a cruiser in the Union Navy during the American Civil War and later returned to civilian service.
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Name | Princess Royal |
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Builder | Tod & McGregor, Glasgow, Scotland |
Yard number | 111 |
Launched | 20 June 1861 |
In service | 25 July 1861 |
Captured | by Union Navy forces on 29 January 1863 |
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Acquired | 18 March 1863 |
Decommissioned | c21 July 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 17 August 1865, sank, 9 January 1874 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 652 GRT and 494 NRT |
Displacement | 828 tons |
Length | 199 ft (61 m) |
Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
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Speed | 11 knots |
Complement | not known |
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