USS R. R. Cuyler
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS R. R. Cuyler was a steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was outfitted by the Union Navy as a gunboat and was assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America.
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USS R. R. Cuyler | |
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United States | |
Cost | $142,000[1] |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1860, in New York |
Acquired | May 1861 |
Commissioned | circa June 1861 |
Decommissioned | 1 July 1865 |
Stricken | est. 1865 |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,200 tons |
Length | 237 ft (72 m) |
Beam | 33 ft 3 in (10.13 m) |
Draught | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
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Speed | 14 knots |
Complement | not known |
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She was named for the president of the Central Georgia Railroad.