USS Adela
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Adele (Australian ship) or Adele (French brig).
USS Adela was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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USS Adela (1863–1865) Drawing by George H. Rogers, depicting the ship "on blockading service off the coast of Florida, winter of 1863". The artist served on board Adela as a Pharmacist's Mate. | |
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Name | USS Adela |
Launched | circa 1862 |
Acquired | 23 May 1863 |
Commissioned | circa 13 June 1863 |
Decommissioned | 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 30 November 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 585 tons |
Length | 211 ft (64 m) |
Beam | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 70 |
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