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USS Supply (1846)
Cargo ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Supply.
The first USS Supply was a ship-rigged sailing vessel which served as a stores ship in the United States Navy. She saw service in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
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Name | USS Supply |
Acquired | 1846 |
Commissioned | 19 December 1846 |
Decommissioned | 17 December 1848 |
Recommissioned | 17 February 1849 |
Decommissioned | 7 July 1870 |
Recommissioned | 21 February 1871 |
Decommissioned | 23 April 1879 |
Fate | Sold 3 May 1884 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sailing ship |
Tonnage | 547 |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Complement | 40 officers and enlisted men |
Armament | 4 × 24-pounder (10.9-kg) guns |
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