USS Dumbarton
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Dumbarton |
| Commissioned | 13 August 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 17 February 1865 |
| Captured | captured by Union Navy, 4 June 1864 |
| Fate | Sold, 15 October 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 636 long tons (646 t) |
| Length | 204 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
| Armament |
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USS Dumbarton was a captured steam operated gunboat acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court 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.
Service history
Thistle—a sidewheel
New York Navy Yard
and placed in ordinary. She was sold there on 15 October 1867.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.