USS Isaac N. Seymour
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USS Isaac N. Seymour, also referred to variously as Seymour, I. N. Seymour and J. N. Seymour, was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use as a gunboat during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a littoral ship in fire support, supply and blockading roles.
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Name | USS Isaac N. Seymour |
Builder | Benjamin C. Terry (Keyport, NJ) |
Launched | 1860 |
Christened | I. N. Seymour |
Acquired | 26 October 1861 |
Commissioned | (USN): Nov 1861—16 May 1865 |
In service | 1861—on or after 1888 |
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Stricken | 1882 (est.) |
Fate | Sold foreign, 1888 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Gunboat |
Displacement | 133 long tons |
Length | 100 ft (30 m) |
Beam | 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m) |
Draught | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Installed power | 1 × 30-in bore, 6-ft stroke vertical beam steam engine |
Propulsion | Sidewheels |
Speed | Average 5 knots; maximum 11 knots |
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