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USS General Putnam
USS General Putnam with USS Satellite in
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USS Putnam with USS Satellite in the Background
Ordered:as William G. Putnam
Laid down:date unknown
Launched:1857 at Brooklyn, New York
Acquired:24 July 1861
Commissioned:13 September 1861
Decommissioned:2 June 1865
In service:1865
Out of service:1891
Struck:1891
Fate:sold in 1893 for $1,825.
Characteristics
Displacement:149 tons
Length:103 ft 6 in (31.55 m)
Beam:22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught:7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Propulsion:
side-wheel propelled
Speed: 7 knots
Armament
12 September 1861 one 32-pdr.;
14 September 1861 add one 20-pdr. Parrott rifle;
13 May 1862 one 20-pdr. Parrott rifle,
two 24-pdr.howitzers;
2 June 1863 add one 12-pdr.
Battles
Atlantic Blockading Squadron
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