USS Zouave
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USS Zouave was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was needed by the Navy to be part of the fleet of ships to prevent blockade runners from entering ports in the Confederacy.
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Laid down | unknown date |
Launched | 1861 |
Acquired | 20 December 1861 |
Commissioned | 1 February 1862 |
Decommissioned | 14 June 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 12 July 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 127 tons |
Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Armament | two 30-pounder rifled Parrott guns |
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