USS Henry Andrew
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Henry Andrew was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
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Name | USS Henry Andrew |
Launched | 1847 |
Acquired | 10 September 1861 |
Commissioned | 10 September 1861 |
Fate | Wrecked 24 August 1862 |
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Type | Steamer |
Displacement | 177 long tons (180 t) |
Length | 150 ft (46 m) |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Draft | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
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