USS Britannia (1862)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1862 |
| Acquired: | 29 September 1863 |
| Commissioned: | 16 September 1863 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 June 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Captured: | by Union Navy forces 25 June 1863 |
| Fate: | sold, 10 August 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 495 tons |
| Length: | 189 ft (58 m) |
| Beam: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine side wheel-propelled |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots |
| Complement: | 75 |
| Armament: | one 30-pounder Parrott rifle twelve 12-pounder rifles two 24-pounder howitzers |
| Armour: | iron hulled |
USS Britannia (1862) was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat and patrol vessel in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
Read more about USS Britannia (1862): Britannia Constructed in England To Run The Union Blockade, Assigned To The Union Blockade of The Confederacy, Post-war Decommissioning, Sale, and Subsequent Civilian Career, See Also
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