USS Calypso (1863)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | date unknown |
| Acquired | 12 October 1863 |
| Commissioned | 24 September 1863 |
| Decommissioned | 15 August 1865 |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Captured |
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| Fate | Sold, 30 November 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 630 tons |
| Length | 175 ft 2 in (53.39 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 70 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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The first USS Calypso was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Calypso was used by the Navy as a gunboat, and was ordered to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.