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USS Proteus (1863)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Proteus.
USS Proteus was a steamer armed with powerful ordnance, commissioned by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
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Name | Proteus |
Launched | About late March 1863 |
Acquired | 5 October 1863 |
Commissioned | 10 March 1864 |
Decommissioned | circa March 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | Sold, 12 July 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,244 |
Length | 203' |
Beam | 36' |
Draft | 13' 9" |
Depth of hold | 20' 8" |
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Speed | 11 knots |
Complement | not known |
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Proteus served during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America as a gunboat, patrolling primarily the waters off the coast of Florida.