USS Nereus (1863)
Somerset, formerly USS Nereus, in postwar merchant service | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Nereus |
| Namesake | Nereus |
| Laid down | 1863 |
| Launched | 21 March 1863 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 5 October 1863 |
| Commissioned | 19 September 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 15 May 1865 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Screw Steamer |
| Displacement | 1,244 long tons (1,264 t) |
| Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 164 |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 4 in (100 mm) |
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The first USS Nereus, a screw steamer built at New York in 1863, was purchased by the Union Navy from William P. Williams on 5 October 1863; and commissioned at New York Navy Yard 19 April 1864, Commander John C. Howell in command.