USS New London
USS New London off Ship Island, Mississippi, ca. January 1862 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | George Greenman & Co. (Mystic, CT) |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Acquired | (by USN): 26 Aug 1861 |
| Commissioned | 29 Oct 1861 – 3 Aug 1865 |
| In service | 1859–1909 or later |
| Fate | Slated for conversion to lumber barge, 1909; subsequent fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 221 tons |
| Length | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Sail plan | 3 masts, schooner-rigged |
| Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Complement | 47 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS New London was a screw steamer of the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Originally built in 1859 for commercial service between New York and Connecticut, the vessel was acquired by the Navy in 1861 and converted into a gunboat, serving throughout the war on blockade duty in the Gulf of Mexico.
After the war, the ship was decommissioned and sold, re-entering commercial service under the name Acushnet. She continued in merchant service until 1910.