USS Philadelphia (1861)
US Navy ship during the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Philadelphia.
The third USS Philadelphia was the flagship of Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee when he commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War.
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USS Philadelphia | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Philadelphia |
Namesake | Philadelphia |
Launched | 1859 |
Acquired | by seizure, 21 April 1861 |
Decommissioned | 31 August 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 15 September 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamer |
Displacement | 500 long tons (510 t) |
Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Armament | 2 × 12 pdr (5.4 kg) guns |
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