USS Signal (1862)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Signal.
USS Signal – a small 190-ton steamship – was acquired during the second year of the American Civil War by the Union Navy and outfitted as a gunboat. She also served other types of duty, such as that of dispatch vessel and convoy escort.
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USS Signal tinclad, circa 1863–64 | |
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Launched | 1862 |
In service | circa 22 October 1862 |
Fate | Burned 5 May 1864 |
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Displacement | 190 tons |
Length | 157 ft (48 m) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Draft | 1 ft 10 in (0.56 m) |
Depth of hold | 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) |
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