USS Black Hawk (1848)
USS Black Hawk |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as New Uncle Sam |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1848 |
| Acquired: | 24 November 1862 |
| Commissioned: | 6 December 1862 |
| Out of service: | 22 April 1865 |
| Struck: | 1867 (est.) |
| Fate: | sold, April 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 902 tons |
| Length: | 260 ft (79 m) |
| Beam: | 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m) |
| Draught: | depth of hold 8' |
| Propulsion: | steam engine side wheel-propelled |
| Speed: | not known |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | four 32-pounder smoothbores two 30-pounder rifled guns one 12-pounder rifled gun one 12-pounder smoothbore |
| Armour: | tinclad |
USS Black Hawk (1848) was a large steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
She was assigned by the Union Navy to gunship duty in the waterways of the rebellious Confederate States of America.
Read more about USS Black Hawk (1848): Built As New Uncle Sam At New Albany, Indiana, in 1848, Civil War Service, Subsequent Patrols and Sinking
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