USS Annie (1863)

USS Annie (1863)


Career (US)
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: date unknown
Acquired: 11 March 1863
In service: circa 1 April 1863
Out of service: circa 30 December 1864
Struck: 1865 (est.)
Captured: by Union Navy forces
26 February 1863
Fate: wrecked by an apparent explosion, crew vanished, 30 December 1864
General characteristics
Displacement: 27 tons
Length: 46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)
Beam: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Draft: 5 ft (1.5 m)
Depth of hold: 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Propulsion: schooner sail
Speed: varied
Complement: 7
Armament: one smooth bore 12-pounder

USS Annie (1862) was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a ship’s tender in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.

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