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USS Matthew Vassar
Built By: Purchased September 9, 1861
Sailed: Unknown
Commissioned: January 25, 1862
Decommissioned: July 10, 1865
Characteristics
Type: Schooner
Displacement: 216 tons
Length: 93 feet 7 inches
Beam: 27 feet 2 inches
Draft: 8 feet 6 inches
Propulsion: Schooner Sail
Armament
1 13-inch Mortar
2 32-pounder guns
Battles
Mississippi River Mortar Flotilla
Mobile Assault
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
East Gulf Blockading Squadron
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