USS Kittatinny
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Kittatinny was a schooner originally named Stars and Stripes, which was acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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United States | |
Acquired | 21 September 1861 |
Commissioned | 9 December 1861 |
Decommissioned | 14 September 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 27 September 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 450 tons |
Length | 129 ft (39 m) |
Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
Complement | 66 |
Armament | four 32-pounder guns |
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