USS General Bragg
USS General Bragg was a heavy (1,043-ton) steamer captured by Union Navy forces during the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a U.S. Navy gunboat and was assigned to enforce the Union blockade of the waterways of the Confederate States of America.
USS General Bragg probably photographed at Cairo or Mound City, Illinois, circa 1862-63. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | General Braxton Bragg |
| Launched | 1851 |
| Acquired | 30 September 1862 |
| Commissioned | circa 9 July 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 24 July 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 1 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,043 tons |
| Length | 208 ft (63 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, side-wheel propelled |
| Speed | 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
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