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History
USS Great WesternUnited States
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1857
Acquired30 September 1862
In servicec. 10 February 1862
Out of servicec. March 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold, 29 November 1865
General characteristics
Displacement429 tons
Lengthnot known
Beamnot known
Draughtnot known
Propulsion
  • steam engine
  • side wheel-propelled
Speed6 knots (est.)
Complementnot known
Armament
  • one 12-pounder gun
  • one 32-pounder gun
  • one 6-pounder gun

USS Great Western was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as an ammunition ship in support of the Union Navy.

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