USS Mobile (1862)
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Mobile.
USS Mobile was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as part of blockade forces to prevent Confederate forces from trading with other countries.
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Launched | 1854 |
Commissioned | 8 May 1862 |
Decommissioned | 1865 |
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Displacement | 1,275 tons |
Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
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