USS Arkansas (1863)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Arkansas.
USS Arkansas was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a supply ship and tender in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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Ordered | as Tonawanda |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1863 |
Acquired | 27 June 1863 |
Commissioned | 29 June 1863 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | Sold, 20 July 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 752 tons |
Length | 191 ft (58 m) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
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Speed | 15 knots |
Complement | 88 |
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