USS Shamokin
Mohongo-class gunboat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first USS Shamokin was a double-ended gunboat built during the American Civil War at Chester, Pennsylvania by Reaney, Son & Archbold.
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United States | |
Name | USS Shamokin |
Namesake | The largest 18th-century Indian settlement in Pennsylvania |
Builder | Reaney, Son & Archbold |
Yard number | 34[1] |
Acquired | 31 July 1865 |
Commissioned | 17 October 1865 |
Decommissioned | 24 December 1868 |
In service | 31 July 1865 |
Out of service | 24 December 1868 |
Renamed | Georgia |
Fate | Sold 21 October 1869, wrecked off Costa Rica, 30 September 1878 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Double-ended gunboat |
Tonnage | 1,030 long tons (1,047 t) |
Length | 255 ft (78 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
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