USS Oliver H. Lee
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Oliver H. Lee was a schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries as part of the Union blockade.
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Acquired | 27 August 1861 |
Commissioned | 4 February 1862 |
Decommissioned | 14 June 1862 |
In service | 23 August 1862 |
Out of service | 19 July 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 10 August 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 199 tons |
Length | 100 ft 9 in (30.71 m) |
Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
Depth of hold | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Complement | 37 |
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