USS Dawn (1857)
Dawn in merchant service
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Dawn |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1857 |
Acquired | 26 April 1861 |
Commissioned | 9 May 1861 |
Decommissioned | 17 June 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 1 November 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamer |
Displacement | 399 long tons (405 t) |
Length | 154 ft (47 m) |
Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) |
Complement | 60 |
Armament | 2 × 32-pounder guns |
The first USS Dawn was a steam-operated vessel acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Dawn — a screw
Assigned to the Potomac Flotilla
Assigned to duty with the Potomac Flotilla, Dawn sailed from New York on 11 May and took station at the mouth of the York River on blockade duty until 24 September. During this time, she captured three ships with contraband goods and passengers on board. After repairs at Washington Navy Yard, she was sent up the Rappahannock River on blockade duty in November.
Reassigned to the South Atlantic Blockade
Dawn had a new
Operating with the North Atlantic Blockade
Out of commission at New York from 9 July-2 December for repairs, Dawn departed on 10 December to join the
Post-war decommissioning and sale
Dawn was placed out of commission on 17 June 1865 at
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.