USS Flambeau (1861)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Flambeau.
USS Flambeau was a screw steamship purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat, operating in Confederate waterways.
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Name | USS Flambeau |
Builder | Lawrence & Foulks (NY) |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1861 |
Acquired | 14 November 1861 |
Commissioned | 27 November 1861 |
Decommissioned | 7 June 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | Sold, 12 July 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 850 tons |
Length | 180 ft (55 m) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
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Speed | not known |
Complement | not known |
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Flambeau was built in 1861 by Lawrence & Foulks, Brooklyn, New York; purchased by the Navy 14 November 1861; and commissioned 27 November 1861, Lieutenant Commander W. G. Temple in command.