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USS New Era
Built By: Unknown
Sailed: 1862
Acquired: 27 October 1862
Commissioned: December 1862
Decommissioned: 28 June 1865
Fate: Sold, 17 August 1865
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Characteristics
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Displacement: 157 tons
Length: 137 feet 1 inch
Beam: 29 feet 6 inches
Draft: 4 feet
Depth of Hold: 4 feet 6 inches
Propulsion: Steam Engine
Stern Wheel-Propelled
Armament
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6 24-pounder Howitzers
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Battles
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Picked up survivors from Fort Pillow massacre
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