USS Delaware (1861)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Delaware.
USS Delaware was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use during the American Civil War. She had a very active naval career as a gunboat for over three years, and after the war served as a revenue cutter for over 37 years. The steamer was sold to the private sector in 1903, and disappeared from shipping registers in 1919.
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Name | USS Delaware |
Builder | Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware |
Laid down | 1860 |
Launched | 1861 |
Acquired | 14 October 1861 |
Commissioned | 12 December 1861 |
Decommissioned | 5 August 1865 |
Out of service | 27 December 1902 |
Fate | Sold on 12 September 1865 to the U.S. Treasury Department |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Gunboat |
Displacement | 350 long tons (360 t) |
Length | 153 ft (47 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) |
Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Depth | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
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Sail plan | Gaff rig schooner |
Speed | 13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
Complement | 65 (Navy), 33 (Revenue Cutter Service) |
Armament | 4 × 32-pounder guns, 1 × 12-pounder rifled gun (Navy); 2 guns of unknown caliber (Revenue Cutter Service) |
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