USS Lilian (1863)
History | |
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United States | |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1863 |
Acquired | 6 September 1864 |
Commissioned | 6 October 1864 |
Decommissioned | 5 April 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Captured |
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Fate | Sold, 30 November 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 630 tons |
Length | 225 ft 6 in (68.73 m) |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots |
Complement | not known |
Armament |
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Armour | iron |
USS Lilian was a large steamer captured 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.
Lilian, an iron wide-wheel steamer built on the
Assigned to join the Union fleet attacking Fort Fisher
Lilian joined the fleet attacking Fort Fisher, Cape Fear River, 23 to 24 December 1864 and 13 to 14 January 1865. She landed troops above the fort on the 13th, and then bombarded it. After this attack, she patrolled the inlet, and with USS Tristram Shandy captured the British steamer Blenheim 25 January.
Post-war decommissioning, sale, and civilian career
She decommissioned 5 April 1865 and was sold at
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.