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History
USS FernandinaUnited States
Acquired29 July 1861
Commissioned16 November 1861
Decommissioned29 April 1865
FateSold, 2 June 1865
General characteristics
Displacement297 tons
Length115 ft (35 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)
Draft10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsionsail
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement86
Armament6 × 32-pounder guns

USS Fernandina was a bark purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a patrol vessel, operating in Confederate waterways.

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