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USS South Carolina (1860)
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS South Carolina was a steamer used by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
For other ships with the same name, see USS South Carolina.
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Name | USS South Carolina |
Namesake | South Carolina |
Launched | 1860 |
Acquired | 3 May 1861 |
Commissioned | 22 May 1861 |
Decommissioned | 8 April 1862 |
In service | 16 June 1862 |
Out of service | 17 August 1866 |
Fate | Sold, 5 October 1866 |
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Displacement | 1,165 tons |
Length | 217 ft 11.5 in (66.434 m) |
Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
Depth of hold | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 115 |
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She was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Post-war she was converted into a cargo ship prior to being decommissioned.