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USS Rattler

USS Rattler, 1862

Built By: Florence Miller

Sailed: 1862 at Cincinnati, Ohio

Acquired: 11 November 1862

Commissioned: 19 December 1862

Out of Service: 30 December 1864

Fate: Sank, 30 December 1864

Characteristics

Type: Gunboat

Displacement: 165 tons

Length: ~170 feet

Beam: Unknown

Draft:  Unknown

Propulsion: Steam Engine

Side-Wheeled Propelled

Armament

2 30-pounder Parrott Rifles

4 24-pounder guns

Battles

Mississippi Squadron

Arkansas Post

Vicksburg

Fort Pemberton

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