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USS Black Hawk
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USS Black Hawk
Launched: 1848
Acquired: November 24, 1862
Commissioned: December 6, 1862
Decommissioned: April 22, 1865
Sold: April 1867
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Characteristics
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Displacement: 902 tons
Length: 260 ft
Beam: 45 ft 6 in
Depth: 8 ft
Propulsion: Steam Engine
Side Wheeled-propelled
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Armament
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4 x 32-pounder smoothbores
2 x 30-pounder rifled guns
1 x 12-pounder rifled gun
1 x 12-pounder smoothbore
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Battles
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Vicksburg Campaign
Fort Hindman
Haines Bluff
Siege of Vicksburg
Red River Campaign
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