USS Massasoit

History
United States
Launched8 March 1863
Commissioned8 March 1864
Decommissioned31 July 1864
In service25 August 1864
Out of service27 June 1865
FateSold, 15 October 1867
General characteristics
Class & typeSassacus-class gunboat
Displacement974 tons
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Propulsion
Speed8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph)
Armament
  • two 100-pounder guns
  • four 9" smoothbore guns
  • two 24-pounder guns
  • two 12-pounder guns

USS Massasoit was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

She was used by the Union Navy for anti-raider duty, bombardment duty, dispatch duty, and as a gunboat stationed off Confederate ports to prevent their trading with foreign countries.

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