USS Coeur De Lion (1861)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1853, Coxsakie, New York |
| Acquired: | 1861 |
| Commissioned: | 2 October 1861 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 June 1865 |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Fate: | returned to the Lighthouse Board 3 June 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 110 tons |
| Length: | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Beam: | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
| Draught: | depth 4'10", draft 4'6 |
| Propulsion: | steam engine side-wheel propelled |
| Complement: | 29 |
| Armament: | one 30-pounder gun , one rifled 12-pounder gun, one smoothbore 12 pounder gun |
USS Coeur de Lion (1861) (more properly spelled Cœur de lion, but it is unclear which rendering was actually used) was an armed side-wheeled steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served as a patrol boat, capable of engaging the enemy with her powerful guns.
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