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USS Valley City

Built By: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sailed: 1859

Commissioned: September 13, 1861

Decommissioned: 1865

 

Characteristics

Type: Gunship

Displacement: 190 tons

Length: 127 feet 6 inches

Beam: 21 feet 10 inches

Draft: 8 feet 4 inches

Depth to Hold: 7 feet 6 inches

Propulsion: Steam Engine

Screw Propelled

Armament

4 32-pounder guns

 

Battles

Potomac Flotilla

North Atlantic Blockading Squadron

Roanoke Island

Elizabeth City

New Berne

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