USS Sumpter
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USS Sumpter was a steamship in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
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Name | USS Sumpter |
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Launched | 1853 |
Acquired | by purchase, 26 May 1859 |
Fate | Sank following collision, 24 June 1863 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamship |
Displacement | 464 long tons (471 t) |
Length | 163 ft (50 m) |
Beam | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Complement | 64 officers and enlisted |
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Sumpter or Sumter, ex-Atlanta, ex-Parker Vein, was built in 1853 by Hillman and Streaker, Philadelphia. The merchant steamer Atlanta was chartered by the Navy on 13 September 1858, to take part in the expedition against Paraguay; purchased outright on 26 May 1859, and renamed Sumpter.