USS Massachusetts (1860)
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Massachusetts.
USS Massachusetts was a large steamer acquired by the U.S. Navy prior to the American Civil War.
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Launched | 1860 |
Acquired | 3 May 1861 |
Commissioned | 24 May 1861 |
Decommissioned | 22 September 1865 |
Stricken | March 19, 1865, in Charleston Harbor |
Fate | Sold, October 1, 1867 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,515 tons |
Length | 210 ft 10 in (64.26 m) |
Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.11 m) |
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Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
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She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in the blockade of Confederate ports. At war's end, she was outfitted as a cargo ship and served in that capacity until finally decommissioned.