USS Arkansas (1863)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as Tonawanda |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1863 |
| Acquired: | 27 June 1863 |
| Commissioned: | 29 June 1863 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 June 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate: | sold, 20 July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 752 tons |
| Length: | 191 ft (58 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine screw-propelled barkentine-rigged |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Complement: | 88 |
| Armament: | one 12-pounder rifle four 32-pounder smoothbores |
USS Arkansas (1863) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a supply ship and tender in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
Read more about USS Arkansas (1863): Arkansas Commissioned in Philadelphia in 1863, Assigned To The West Gulf Blockade, Post-war Decommissioning, Sale, and Subsequent Maritime Career
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