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USS Tyler

Built By: Unknown, Cincinnati, Ohio

Sailed: Unknown

Commissioned: September 1861

Decommissioned: 1865

 

Characteristics

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Type: Sidewheel Gunboat

Displacement: 575 tons

Length: 180 feet

Beam: 45 feet 4 inches

Draft: 6 feet

Propulsion: Steam Engine

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Armament

1 32-pounder gun

6 8-inch (200 mm) guns

 

Battles

Western Flotilla

Fort Henry

Shiloh

Island No. 10

Fort Pillow

Vicksburg

Operations on the White River

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