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USS Westfield
USS Westfield
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USS Westfield
Built By: New York City
Acquired: November 22, 1861
Commissioned: January 1862
Decommissioned: Destroyed to prevent capture, January 1, 1863
Characteristics
Type: Steam Gunboat
Displacement: 822 tons
Length: 215 feet
Beam: 35 feet
Draft: 13 feet 6 inches
Propulsion: Steam Engine
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Armament
1 100-pounder Parrott rifle
1 9-inch Dahlgren Smoothbore gun
4 8-inch Dahlgren Smoothbore guns
Battles
Key West, Florida
West Gulf Blockading Squadron
Battle of Mobile Bay
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