USS Wyalusing
USS Wyalusing was a double-ended, side-wheel gunboat that served in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the borough of Wyalusing in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS Wyalusing |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 113 |
| Launched | 12 May 1863 |
| Commissioned | 8 February 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 10 June 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 15 October 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sassacus-class gunboat |
| Displacement | 1,173 long tons (1,192 t) |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 154 officers and men |
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Wyalusing was built at Philadelphia by C. H. & W. H. Cramp, launched on 12 May 1863, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 8 February 1864, with Lieutenant Commander Walter W. Queen in command.
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