USS Sumter (1862)
USS Sumter was a 525-ton sidewheel paddle steamer captured by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.
The River Defense Fleet in the Battle of Plum Point Bend. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Launched | 1853 |
| In service | April 1862 |
| Captured | by U.S. Navy ca. 6 June 1862 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 525 tons |
| Length | 182' |
| Beam | 28' 4" |
| Draught | depth of hold 10' 8" |
| Propulsion | Steam engine; sidewheel |
| Armament | two 32-pounder guns or four 32-pounder and one 12-pounder gun |
| Armour | Iron plate, cotton bales |
Sumter originally was the Confederate cottonclad ram CSS General Sumter. She was placed into Confederate service and then United States Navy service, each for a short period of time, before she ran aground and was destroyed.
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