USS Crusader (1858)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Ordered | as Chowan |
| Launched | May 1857 |
| Acquired | October 1858 by the U.S. Navy |
| Commissioned | 27 October 1858 |
| Decommissioned | 13 June 1865 at the Washington Navy Yard |
| Renamed | Southern Star, Crusader |
| Fate | Sold, 20 July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 545 tons |
| Length | 169 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h) |
| Complement | 92 |
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USS Crusader was a screw steamer of the United States Navy that served prior to, and during, the American Civil War.
Crusader was heavily armed and was used in a "gunboat diplomacy" role when the United States needed to place political pressure on Paraguay. After completing that mission, she returned to the United States to participate as a gunboat in the blockade of the Confederate States of America.