USS Severn (1867)
1871 painting
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Severn |
Laid down | October 1864 |
Launched | 22 December 1867 |
Commissioned | 27 August 1869 |
Decommissioned | 31 December 1871 |
Fate | Sold, 2 March 1877 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Screw sloop |
Displacement | 3,003 long tons (3,051 t) |
Length | 296 ft 10 in (90.47 m) |
Beam | 41 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 250 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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The first USS Severn was a wooden screw
Severn was laid down as Masholu in October 1864 by the
Service history
Upon completion in December 1869, Severn was assigned to duty as
.Severn called at Key West in January 1871 before cruising among West Indies ports into the following year. In April, she investigated alleged mistreatment of the United States consul at Santiago de Cuba, subsequently returning to Hampton Roads at the end of July. Departing Hampton Roads for Key West in December, Severn returned north to the Boston Navy Yard, decommissioning there on 31 December 1871.
In 1875, following repairs, Severn was transferred to New London, Connecticut. Returning to New York in 1877, Severn was sold on 2 March 1877 to John Roach as part of his compensation for repairs made to the monitor Puritan and broken up.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.