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Built By: Benjamin Terry

Sailed: 1854 Keyport, New Jersey

Commissioned: 1861

Decommissioned: February 10, 1862 - Rammed and sunk by USS Commodore Perry

 

Characteristics

Type: Sidewheel Steamer

Displacement: 202 tons

Length: 133 feet

Beam: 21 feet

Draft: 7 feet

Propulsion: Side Wheels

Armament

1 32-pounder Smoothbore Cannon

1 30-pounder Rifled cannon

 

Battles

Roanoke Island - Flagship

Elizabeth City

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