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USS Agawam (1863)
Double-ended, side-wheel gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Agawam.
USS Agawam was a double-ended, side-wheel gunboat of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She measured 974 tons, with powerful rifled guns and a very fast speed of 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h). She served the Union Navy in the Union blockade of the rivers and other waterways of the Confederate States of America.
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Name | USS Agawam |
Namesake | Agawam is an Indian word meaning lowland, marsh, or meadow. |
Owner | United States Navy |
Builder | George W. Lawrence at Portland, Maine |
Laid down | October 1862 |
Launched | 21 April 1863 |
Commissioned | 9 March 1864 |
Decommissioned | 31 March 1867 at Norfolk, Virginia |
Fate | sold 10 October 1867 at Norfolk, Virginia |
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Class and type | Sassacus-class gunboat |
Type | "Double-ender" steam gunboat |
Tonnage | 974 |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
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Sail plan | 2 × masts available for sail |
Speed | 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
Complement | 145 officers and enlisted |
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