USS Arthur (1855)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1855 |
| Acquired: | 1 August 1861 |
| Commissioned: | 11 December 1861 |
| Decommissioned: | date not known |
| Struck: | not known |
| Fate: | not known |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 554 tons |
| Length: | 133 ft (41 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 2 in (9.50 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Complement: | 86 |
| Armament: | six 32-pounder smoothbore guns |
USS Arthur (1855) was a bark 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.
Read more about USS Arthur (1855): Arthur Commissioned in New York City, Assigned To The Gulf Blockading Squadron, Final Civil War Operations, Note
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