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USS Fort Hindman
USS Fort Hindman
USS Fort Hindman
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USS Fort Hindman
Tinclad # 13
Launched: 1862 at Jefferson, IN
Acquired: 14 March 1863
Commissioned: 14 March 1863
Decommissioned: 3 August 1865
Sold: 17 August 1865
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Characteristics
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River Gunboat
Displacement: 286 tons
Length: 150 ft
Beam 37 ft
Draft: 28 ft
Propulsion: Steam Engine
Side-Wheel Propelled
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Armament
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2 x 8 in smoothbore guns
4 x 8 in guns
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Battles
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Mississippi Squadron
Red River Campaign
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