USS Breaker (1862)

USS Breaker (1862)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Breaker.
Career (US)
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: date unknown
In service: circa August 1862
Out of service: date unknown
Struck: date unknown
Fate: not known
General characteristics
Displacement: not known
Length: not known
Beam: not known
Draught: not known
Propulsion: sail
Speed: varied
Complement: 3
Armament: not known

USS Breaker (1862) was a schooner captured 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.

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