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History
USS TiogaUnited States
Laid down1861
Launched18 April 1862
Acquired1862
Commissioned30 June 1862
Decommissioned29 June 1864
In service6 June 1865
Out of service8 May 1866
Stricken1866 (est.)
FateSold, 15 October 1867
General characteristics
TypeSteamer Gunboat
Displacement819 tons
Length209 ft (64 m)
Beam34 ft 11 in (10.64 m)
Draft10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Propulsion
  • steam engine
  • side wheel-propelled
  • double-ender
Speed11.5 knots
Complement105
Armament
  • one 10" Dahlgren smoothbore
  • one 100-pounder gun
  • six 24-pounder howitzers

USS Tioga was a large steamer with powerful guns, acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

Tioga was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.

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