USS Nansemond (1862)
The tugboat James F. Freeborn in merchant service, before her naval commissioning as USS Nansemond | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Nansemond |
| Builder | Lawrence & Foulks (NY) |
| Laid down | 1862 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 18 August 1863 |
| Commissioned | 19 August 1863 |
| Decommissioned | 8 August 1865 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamer |
| Displacement | 340 long tons (350 t) |
| Length | 146 ft (45 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 63 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 1 × 30-pounder Parrott rifle, 2 × 24-pounder guns |
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The first USS Nansemond, a side wheel steamer built at Williamsburg, N.Y. in 1862, as James F. Freeborn, was purchased by the Union Navy at New York City on 18 August 1863 from Richard Squires; it was renamed Nansemond and commissioned at Baltimore on 19 August, with Lieutenant Roswell H. Lamson in command.