USS Sea Foam (1861)
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Sea Foam.
USS Sea Foam was a brig purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
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Acquired | 14 September 1861 |
Commissioned | 27 January 1862 |
Decommissioned | 16 May 1865 |
Fate | sold, 12 June 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 251 tons Ship length=112 ft 6 in (34.29 m) |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
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She was used by the Union Navy primarily as a mortar gunboat, but also as a gunboat stationed off Confederate ports to prevent their trading with foreign countries. Towards the war's end, she was converted into a storeship, keeping fleet ships supplied with necessary materiel.