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USS Hetzel
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Hetzel 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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Laid down | not known |
Launched | 1861 |
Acquired | 21 August 1861 |
Commissioned | 21 August 1861 |
Decommissioned | October 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
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Displacement | 200 tons |
Length | 150 ft (46 m) |
Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Draft | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
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Speed | Not known |
Complement | Not known |
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