USS Stars and Stripes
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Stars and Stripes was a 407-ton steamer acquired by the U.S. Navy and put to use by the Union during the American Civil War.
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The steamers E.B. Hale and Stars & Stripes fitting out at the New York Navy Yard, during the summer of 1861 | |
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Acquired | 27 July 1861 |
Commissioned | 19 September 1861 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 1865 |
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General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 407 tons |
Length | 124 ft 3 in (37.87 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m) |
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Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
Complement | 94 crew, including officers |
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Stars and Stripes served the Union Navy primarily as a screw gunboat, and as a tugboat when necessary, in the blockade of the rivers and ports of the Confederate States of America.