USS Marblehead (1861)
USS Marblehead | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Marblehead |
| Builder | George W. Jackman Jr., Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 16 October 1861 |
| Commissioned | 8 March 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 4 September 1868 |
| Fate | Sold, 30 September 1868 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Unadilla-class gunboat |
| Displacement | 691 tons |
| Tons burthen | 507 |
| Length | 158 ft (48 m) (waterline) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (max.) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 200 IHP 30-in bore by 18 in stroke horizontal back-acting engines; single screw |
| Sail plan | Two-masted schooner |
| Speed | 10 kn (11.5 mph) |
| Complement | 114 |
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USS Marblehead was a Unadilla-class gunboat built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Marblehead was launched by George W. Jackman Jr., Newburyport, Massachusetts, 16 October 1861; and commissioned on 8 March 1862; Lieutenant Commander Somerville Nicholson in command.