USS Governor Buckingham
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | William Alfred Buckingham |
| Builder: | Messrs Maxon Fish & Co. |
| Launched: | 1863 |
| Commissioned: | 13 November 1863 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 March 1865 |
| Fate: | sold 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 886 tons |
| Length: | 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Speed: | 8 knots |
| Armament: | 1100-pdr., 120-pdr., 4 x 30-pdrs |
The USS Governor Buckingham was a hermaphrodite brig in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship was built under contract by Messrs Maxon Fish & Co., Mystic, Conn., and was offered for sale to the Navy while on the ways; purchased at Stonington, Connecticut, 29 July 1863 by Isaac Henderson for $110,000; delivered at New York Navy Yard 30 September 1863; and commissioned 13 November 1863, Acting Volunteer Lt. W. G. Saltonstall in command. She was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, with instructions to report at Hampton Roads to Acting Rear Admiral S. P. Lee. The ship was probably named for the Governor of Connecticut, William Alfred Buckingham.
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