USS Glaucus
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USS Glaucus was a large steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. The Union Navy planned to use her as a gunboat in the blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America, but, also found it useful to use her to transport the president of Colombia to Cartagena, Colombia.
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Glaucus in post-Civil War merchant service as Worcester | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Glaucus |
Owner |
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Operator | See owners |
Builder | Van Deusen Bros., New York |
Cost | $160,000 |
Launched | 11 Feb 1863 |
Completed | 1864 |
Acquired | 17 Jul 1863 |
Commissioned | 18 Feb 1864 |
Decommissioned | 11 Jun 1864 |
Out of service | 1894 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | Scrapped, 1894 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,244 tons |
Length | 209 ft (64 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
Installed power | Inverted direct-acting steam engine |
Propulsion | Single screw, auxiliary sails |
Sail plan | Schooner |
Speed | 10 knots |
Complement | 160 |
Armament |
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On her return to blockade duty, Glaucus experienced a fire and several groundings, but managed to make it through to the end of the war.