USS Maumee (1863)

History
United States
Laid downdate unknown
Launched2 July 1863
Commissioned29 September 1864
Decommissioned17 June 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold, 15 December 1869
General characteristics
Displacement593 tons
Length190 ft (58 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)
Draft11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots
Complement96
Armament
  • one 100-pounder Parrott rifle
  • one 30-pounder Parrott rifle
  • four 24-pounder guns
  • one 12-pounder rifle

USS Maumee was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. With her heavy guns, she was planned by the Union Navy for use as a bombardment gunboat, but also as a gunboat stationed off Confederate waterways to prevent their trading with foreign countries.

Maumee was launched by the New York Navy Yard 2 July 1863; and commissioned 29 September 1864. Lt. Comdr. Ralph Chandler in command.

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