USS Beauregard
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The USS Beauregard began the war as a Confederate privateer.[2] The Union Navy acquired the schooner from the prize court and outfitted the vessel for blockade duty.
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History | |
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Confederate States | |
Name | Beauregard |
Owner | A group headed by A. F. W. Abrams |
Launched | 1850[1] |
Commissioned | Oct 14, 1861 |
Fate |
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Notes | ex-Priscilla C. Ferguson |
General characteristics (Confederate Privateer) | |
Type | Schooner |
Tonnage | 101[1][2] |
Propulsion | Sail |
Speed | 7 knots[2][3] |
Complement | 40 |
Armament | 1 24pdr Rifle |
United States | |
Name | USS Beauregard |
Namesake | P. G. T. Beauregard[3] |
Acquired | Feb 24, 1862 |
Commissioned | Mar 28, 1862 |
General characteristics (US Navy) | |
Type | Schooner |
Tonnage | 101[1][2] |
Propulsion | Sail |
Speed | 7 knots[2][3] |
Armament |
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