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History
United States
Name
USS Henry Andrew
Launched
1847
Acquired
10 September 1861
Commissioned
10 September 1861
Fate
Wrecked 24 August 1862
General characteristics
Type
Steamer
Displacement
177 long tons (180 t)
Length
150 ft (46 m)
Beam
26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft
7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Propulsion
Steam engine
screw-propelled
Armament
2 × 32 pdr (15 kg) guns
1 × 20 pdr (9.1 kg) gun
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