USS Amanda
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USS Amanda was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
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Name | USS Amanda |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1858 |
Acquired | 6 August 1861 |
Commissioned | 1861 |
Out of service | 27 May 1863 |
Stricken | 1863 (est.) |
Fate | Sank, 27 May 1863 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Bark |
Tonnage | 368 |
Length | 117 ft 6 in (35.81 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
Draft | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Speed | varied |
Complement | 71 |
Armament | 6 × 32-pounder smoothbore guns |
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She was used by the Union Navy primarily as a gunboat stationed off Confederate ports to prevent their trading with foreign countries. Her gallant service with the Union Navy was cut short in 1863 when she ran aground and was destroyed.