USS Guard (1857)
Cargo ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Guard.
USS Guard was a fourth-class ship-rigged sailing vessel, armed with four 8-inch (203 mm) Dahlgren guns and one 21-pdr howitzer, acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
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United States | |
Ordered | as National Guard |
Launched | 1857 |
Acquired | 6 July 1861 |
Commissioned | 23 December 1862 |
Decommissioned | 10 November 1865 |
Out of service | 15 December 1878 |
Fate | Sold, 27 September 1883 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,846 tons |
Length | 160 ft (49 m) |
Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
Sail plan | full-rigged |
Complement | 95 |
Armament |
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She was placed into service as a storeship and assigned to support the ships blockading the ports of the Confederate States of America. Post-war she was recommissioned several times for various tasks including supporting the American fleet stationed in Europe with supplies and participating in the Darien expedition.