USS Vixen (1861)

History
United States
Acquired26 August 1861
Commissioned31 July 1862
Decommissioned8 November 1862
FateReturned to the Coast Survey
General characteristics
Displacement300 tons
Armamenttwo 20-pounder Parrott rifles

USS Vixen was acquired by the Union Navy from the United States Coast Survey on 26 August 1861 for use as a reconnaissance vessel during the American Civil War; and was later commissioned on 31 July 1862.

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