USS Daffodil
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USS Daffodil was a side-wheel steamer in the United States Navy.
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United States | |
Name | USS Daffodil |
Namesake | The well-known single-flowered plant.[1] |
Owner | B. C. Terry |
Acquired | 17 November 1862 |
Fate | Sold on 13 March 1867 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sidewheel Tug |
Displacement | 173 tons |
Length | 110 ft 6 in (33.68 m) |
Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Propulsion | Steam |
Speed | 8 kts. |
Complement | 35 officers and enlisted[1][2] |
Armament | 2 20-pdr. rifle |
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Daffodil was built as Jonas Smith by B. C. Terry at Keyport, New Jersey, in 1862. She was purchased at New York 17 November 1862 and fitted out at New York Navy Yard.