USS Neptune (1863)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Neptune.
USS Neptune was a large steamer, with powerful guns and a large crew, acquired by the United States Navy for service with the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the Navy primarily, as an armed escort vessel in the West Indies for Union Navy and commercial ships traveling through that area on their way to and from California.
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Allegany (formerly USS Neptune) in postwar merchant service | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Neptune |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Launched | 11 Feb 1863 |
Acquired | 17 July 1863 |
Commissioned | 19 December 1863 |
Decommissioned | 31 May 1865 |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,244 long tons (1,264 t) |
Length | 209 ft (64 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
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Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Complement | 173 |
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Armor | wood |
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