USS Pawtuxet
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For other ships with the same name, see Pawtuxet.
USS Pawtuxet was a side wheel steamer of the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Launched by the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 19 March 1864, she was delivered to the Navy at New York City on 18 May 1864, and commissioned on 26 August 1864, Comdr. J. H. Spotts in command. She was named after a river in Rhode Island.
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Name | USS Pawtuxet |
Builder | Portsmouth Navy Yard |
Launched | 19 March 1864 |
Acquired | 18 May 1864 |
Commissioned | 26 August 1864 |
Decommissioned | 15 June 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 15 October 1867 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sassacus-class gunboat |
Tonnage | 974 long tons (990 t) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
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