USS Belle Italia (1862)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| In service: | 1862 |
| Out of service: | date not known |
| Struck: | not known |
| Captured: | by Union Navy forces 9 July 1862 |
| Fate: | not known |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | not known |
| Length: | not known |
| Beam: | not known |
| Draught: | not known |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Speed: | varied |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | not known |
USS Belle Italia (1862) was a sloop 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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