USS Velocity (1862)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Velocity.
USS Velocity was a captured British schooner acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War.
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Acquired | 30 September 1862 |
In service | 1862 |
Out of service | 21 January 1863 |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement | 87 tons |
Propulsion | sail |
Armament | two 12-pounder howitzers |
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She was put into service by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Unfortunately for the Union Navy, she was captured, in turn, by the Confederate Navy off the Texas coast.