USS Anacostia (1856)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Anacostia.
USS Anacostia was a steamer, constructed as a tugboat, that was first chartered by the United States Navy for service during the Paraguay crisis of the 1850s and then commissioned as a U.S. Navy ship. She later served prominently in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
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United States | |
Namesake | Anacostia River |
Ordered |
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Laid down | 1856 |
Launched | 1856 |
Acquired | 1859 |
Commissioned | May 1859 |
Decommissioned | 12 June 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 |
Homeport | Washington Navy Yard |
Fate | Burned, 22 March 1868 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 217 tons |
Length | 129 ft (39 m) |
Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
Propulsion | steam engine, screw |
Speed | 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) |
Complement | 67 |
Armament | two 9" Dahlgren smoothbore guns |
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