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History
USS MassasoitUnited States
Launched8 March 1863
Commissioned8 March 1864
Decommissioned31 July 1864
In service25 August 1864
Out of service27 June 1865
FateSold, 15 October 1867
General characteristics
Class and typeSassacus-class gunboat
Displacement974 tons
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Propulsion
  • steam engine
  • side wheel-propelled
Speed8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph)
Armament
  • two 100-pounder guns
  • four 9" smoothbore guns
  • two 24-pounder guns
  • two 12-pounder guns

USS Massasoit was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

She was used by the Union Navy for anti-raider duty, bombardment duty, dispatch duty, and as a gunboat stationed off Confederate ports to prevent their trading with foreign countries.

USS Massasoit on the James River.

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