USS Wissahickon (1861)
Crewmembers of USS Wissahickon by the ship's 11 in (280 mm) Dahlgren gun. |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Wissahickon |
| Namesake: | Wissahickon Creek |
| Commissioned: | November 1861 |
| Decommissioned: | July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Unadilla-class gunboat |
| Displacement: | 691 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 507 |
| Length: | 158 ft (48 m) (waterline) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (max.) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 200 IHP 30-in bore by 18 in stroke horizontal back-acting engines; single screw |
| Sail plan: | Two-masted schooner |
| Speed: | 10 kn (11.5 mph) |
| Complement: | 114 |
| Armament: | Original: 1 × 11-in Dahlgren smoothbore 2 × 24-pdr smoothbore 2 × 20-pdr Parrott rifle |
USS Wissahickon was a Unadilla-class gunboat that was built for service with the United States Navy during the American Civil War.