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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
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