USS Wyandank
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USS Wyandank was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a storeship and as a barracks ship in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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The war in Virginia; The U.S. steamer Wyandank, dismounting and removing guns from the Rebel batteries at Cockpit Point, on the Potomac River, March 11, 1862 | |
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Launched | 1847 |
Acquired | 12 September 1861 |
In service | 1861 |
Fate | Broken up, 1879 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 400 tons |
Length | 132 ft 5 in (40.36 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 5 in (9.58 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
Propulsion |
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Armament | two 12-pounder guns |
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