USS Pawnee (1859)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Pawnee.
The first USS Pawnee was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the Pawnee Indian tribe.
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Name | USS Pawnee |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Laid down | 1858 |
Launched | 8 October 1859 |
Commissioned | 11 June 1860 |
Decommissioned | 18 November 1882 |
Fate | Sold, 3 May 1884 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steam sloop-of-war |
Displacement | 1,533 long tons (1,558 t) |
Length | 221 ft 6 in (67.51 m) |
Beam | 47 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine/Sail |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 181 officers and enlisted |
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Pawnee was laid down in 1858 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched 8 October 1859, sponsored by Miss Grace Tyler; and commissioned 11 June 1860, Commander H. J. Hartstene in command.[1]