USS Juliet
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Juliet was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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Launched | 1862 |
Acquired | 1 November 1862 |
Commissioned | 14 December 1862 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 17 August 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 157 |
Length | 155 ft 6 in (47.40 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m) |
Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) |
Armament | six 24-pounder howitzers |
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