USS Seminole (1859)
U.S. Gun Boat "Seminole" in 1860 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Seminole |
| Builder | Pensacola Navy Yard |
| Launched | 25 June 1859 |
| Sponsored by | Ms. Mary Dallas |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1860 |
| Decommissioned | 11 August 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 20 July 1870 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Screw sloop-of-war |
| Displacement | 801 long tons (814 t) |
| Length | 188 ft (57 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail and steam engine |
| Complement | 120 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 1 × 11 in (280 mm) Dahlgren gun, 1 × 30-pounder Parrott rifle, 6 × 32-pounder guns, 1 × light 12-pounder gun |
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The first USS Seminole was a steam sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Seminole was launched by the Pensacola Navy Yard on 25 June 1859; sponsored by Ms. Mary Dallas; and was commissioned there on 25 April 1860, Commander Edward R. Thomson in command.