History | |
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Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1863 |
Acquired | 17 July 1963 |
Commissioned | circa 21 July 1863 |
Decommissioned | 28 August 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | Sold, 5 September 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 834 tons |
Length | 169 ft (52 m) |
Beam | 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m) |
Draught |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11 knots |
Complement | 70 |
Armament | two 12-pounder rifles |
USS Augusta Dinsmore was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union naval blockade of Confederate waterways. Because of her relatively large size, she was also sometimes used as a cargo ship.