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USS Albatross


Three-Masted Schooner / Gunboat [ 1861 ]



USS Albatross was pressed into service early in the American Civil War, seeing action in the naval blockade of the Confederacy.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 05/11/2023 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications



Mystic, Connecticut Shipyards - USA
Shipbuilder(s)
United States
Operators National flag of the United States
1861
Commissioned
United States
National Origin
Decommissioned, Out-of-Service
Project Status
150
Complement
USS Albatross
Hull Class
1
Number-in-Class
USS Albatross
Ships-in-Class




150.0 feet
(45.72 meters)
Length
30.0 feet
(9.14 meters)
Beam
10.0 feet
(3.05 meters)
Draught
384
tons
Displacement


1 x Steam engine driving screw / propelled; sails across three primary masts.
Propulsion
11.0 knots
(12.7 mph)
Surface Speed
Essentially Unlimited

Range
1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km


40 guns of various calibers possible.

OFFICIAL:
1 x 8" (200mm) smoothbore Dahlgren gun.
2 x 32-pouunder smoothbore guns.


None.


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