USS Eolus

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Steamship Eolus, which was USS Eolus in 1864-65

Acquired: 26 July 1864

Commissioned: 12 August 1864

Decommissioned: 24 Jun 1865

Characteristics

Displacement: 368 tons

Length: 140 ft.

Beam: 25 ft.

Draft: 7 ft.

Propulsion: Sidewheel steamer

Armament

3 x 30-pounder rifles

2 x 24-pounder howitzers

Battles

Searched for the CSS Tallahassee off the North Carolina coast

1st Battle of Fort Fisher

2nd Battle of Fort Fisher