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USS Lexington

USS Lexington

Built By: Unknown, Pittsburgh

Sailed: 1861

Commissioned: 1861

Decommissioned: July 2, 1865

 

Characteristics

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Type: Sidewheel Steamer

Displacement: 448 tons

Length: 177 feet 7 inches

Beam: 36 feet 10 inches

Draft: Unknown

Propulsion: Steam Engine

Armament

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4 8-inch (200 mm) Dahlgren Smoothbore guns

2 32-pounder guns

 

Battles

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Western Flotilla

Belmont

Fort Henry

Shiloh

Saint Charles

Milliken's Bend

Red River Campaign

Fort De Russy

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