USS Penguin (1861)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Penguin.
USS Penguin was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Penguin |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | date unknown |
Acquired | 23 May 1861 |
Commissioned | 25 June 1861 |
Decommissioned | 24 August 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | Sold, 8 September 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamer |
Displacement | 389 long tons (395 t) |
Length | 155 ft (47 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
Complement | Unknown |
Armament | 1 × 12-pounder gun, 4 × 32-pounder guns |
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She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.