USS Spirea (1864)
USS Spirea (1864) was a 409-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy towards the end of the American Civil War. The Union Navy placed Spirea, with a crew of 65 sailors and naval officers, in service as a gunship and assigned her to blockade operations against the Confederate States of America, placing her as a gunboat on the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida where she spent her entire U.S. Navy career.
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USS Spirea (1864)
USS Spirea (1864) was a 409-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy towards the end of the American Civil War. The Union Navy placed Spirea, with a crew of 65 sailors and naval officers, in service as a gunship and assigned her to blockade operations against the Confederate States of America, placing her as a gunboat on the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida where she spent her entire U.S. Navy career.
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USS Spirea (1864) was a 409-to ...... t her entire U.S. Navy career.
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date of acquirement
1864-12-30
commissioning date
1865-01-09
decommissioning date
1865-08-23
status
sold, 5 October 1866
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Ship acquired
Ship armament
*two 30-pounder Parrott rifles
*four 24-pounder howitzers
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Ship beam
not known
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Ship commissioned
1865-01-09
Ship complement
Ship country
United States
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Ship decommissioned
Ship displacement
Ship draught
not known
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Ship fate
Ship flag
Ship laid down
date unknown
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Ship launched
*in 1864 at Fair Haven,
*Connecticut
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Ship length
not known
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Ship propulsion
*steam engine
*screw-propelled
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Ship speed
not known
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Ship struck
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USS Spirea (1864) was a 409-to ...... t her entire U.S. Navy career.
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USS Spirea (1864)
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