USS General Putnam (1857)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS General Putnam.
USS General Putnam – also known as the USS William G. Putnam – was acquired by the Union Navy during the first year of the American Civil War and outfitted as a gunboat and assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. She also served as a tugboat and as a ship's tender when so required.
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Ordered | as William G. Putnam |
Launched | 1857 |
Acquired | 24 July 1861 |
Commissioned | 13 September 1861 |
Decommissioned | 2 June 1865 |
In service | 1865 |
Out of service | 1891 |
Fate | Sold in 1893 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 149 tons |
Length | 103 ft 6 in (31.55 m) |
Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
Draft | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
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Speed | 7 knots |
Complement | 62 |
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