USS Circassian

History
United States
Acquired8 November 1862
Commissioned12 December 1862
Decommissioned26 April 1865
Captured
FateSold, 22 June 1865
General characteristics
Displacement1,750 tons
Length241 ft (73 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion
Armament
  • 4 × 9 in (230 mm) smoothbore guns
  • 1 × 100-pounder rifle
  • 1 × 12-pounder rifle

USS Circassian was a large steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

She was used by the Union Navy as a supply ship for ships on the blockade of the ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America.

The ship was named after the Circassians.

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