USS Antelope (1861)

USS Antelope (1861)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Antelope.
Career (US)
Ordered: as Lavinia Logan
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 1861
Commissioned: 1861
Decommissioned: 1964
In service: 1864
Out of service: 1864
Struck: c1964
Fate: fate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement: 145 tons
Length: unknown
Beam: unknown
Draught: unknown
Propulsion: steam engine;
stern paddle wheel
Speed: unknown
Complement: unknown
Armament: two 30-pounder (rifled barrel) guns, and four 24-pounder (smooth bore) guns

USS Antelope (1861) was a stern-wheel steamer acquired by the Union Navy for service during the American Civil War.

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