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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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Arkansas Post

Picked up survivors from Fort Pillow massacre

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