USS Silver Lake
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USS Silver Lake was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
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United States | |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1862 |
Acquired | 15 November 1862 |
Commissioned | 24 December 1862 |
Decommissioned | 11 August 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | Sold, 17 August 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 236 tons |
Length | 155 ft 1 in (47.27 m) |
Beam | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
Draught | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 6 knots |
Complement | not known |
Armament | six 24-pounder guns |
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She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat assigned to patrol Confederate waterways.