USS Barataria (1862)

USS Barataria (1862)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Barataria.

USS Barataria snagged in Amite River
Career (US)
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: date unknown
Acquired: 1 January 1863
In service: circa January 1863
Out of service: 7 April 1863
Struck: 1863 (est.)
Captured: by Union Army forces
25 April 1862
Fate: scuttled, 7 April 1863
General characteristics
Displacement: 400 tons
Length: 125 ft (38 m)
Beam: not known
Draught: 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Propulsion: steam engine
stern wheel-propelled
Speed: not known
Complement: not known
Armament: two 24-pounder howitzers
Armour: ironclad

The first USS Barataria was a steamer captured by the Union Army 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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