USS Omaha (1869)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Omaha |
| Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 1867, as Astoria |
| Launched | 10 June 1869 |
| Commissioned | 12 September 1872 |
| Decommissioned | 1891 |
| Stricken | 10 July 1914 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Screw sloop |
| Displacement | 2,394 long tons (2,432 t) |
| Length | 250 ft 6 in (76.35 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Speed | 11.3 knots (20.9 km/h; 13.0 mph) |
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The first USS Omaha was laid down in 1867 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard as Astoria; launched 10 June 1869; she was renamed Omaha on 10 August 1869; and commissioned 12 September 1872, Captain John C. Febiger in command.