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USS William Bacon

Built By: Purchased September 6, 1861

Sailed: Unknown

Commissioned: February 3, 1862

Decommissioned: June 17, 1865

 

Characteristics

Type: Schooner

Displacement: 183 tons

Length: 95 feet

Beam: 26 feet

Draft: 8 feet 10 inches

Propulsion: Schooner Sail

Armament

1 13-inch Mortar

2 32-pounder guns

 

Battles

West Gulf Blockade Mortar Flotilla

Forts Jackson and St. Philip

North Atlantic Blockading Squadron

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