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USS Whitehead
Built By: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sailed: 1861
Commissioned: November 19, 1861
Decommissioned: June 29, 1865
Characteristics
Type: Screw Steamer
Displacement: 136 tons
Length: 93 feet 2 inches
Beam: 19 feet 9 inches
Draft: 8 feet
Propulsion: Steam Engine
Armament
1 30-pounder Parrott Rifle
Battles
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
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