USS Henry Brinker (1861)

USS Henry Brinker (1861)


Career (US)
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 1861
Acquired: 29 October 1861
Commissioned: 15 December 1861
Decommissioned: 29 June 1865
Struck: 1865 (est.)
Fate: sold, 20 July 1865
General characteristics
Displacement: 108 tons
Length: 82'
Beam: 26' 7"
Draught: depth of hold 6' 2"
Propulsion: steam engine
screw-propelled
Speed: 7 knots
Complement: not known
Armament: one 30-pounder cannon

USS Henry Brinker (1861) was a small steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed into service as a gunboat and assigned to the blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America.

Read more about USS Henry Brinker (1861):  Constructed in Brooklyn, New York, in 1861, Assigned To The North Atlantic Blockade, Post-war Decommissioning and Sale