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USS Shawsheen

Built By: Unknown

Sailed: 1855

Commissioned: 1861

Decommissioned: Captured and burned May 7, 1864

 

Characteristics

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Type: Steam Tugboat

Displacement: 180 tons

Length: 118 feet

Beam: 22 feet 6 inches

Draught: 7 feet 2 inches

Propulsion: Steam Engine

Side-wheeled Propelled

Armament

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2 20-pounder Parrott Rifles

 

Battles

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South Atlantic Blockading Squadron

North Atlantic Blockading Squadron

Roanoke Island

Elizabeth City

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