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USS Lexington
USS Lexington
USS Lexington
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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
Saint Charles
Milliken's Bend
Red River Campaign
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