USS Mystic (1853)
Gunboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Mystic.
USS Mystic was a steamer acquired by the U.S. Navy prior to the American Civil War when she was known as the USS Memphis and served in the Paraguay expedition of 1858 and 1859. 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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Ordered | as Mount Savage |
Launched | 1853 |
Acquired |
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In service | 1858 |
Out of service | 1865 |
Fate | Sold, June 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 452 long tons (459 t) |
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Armament | 5 guns |
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