USS Grand Gulf
General Grant, formerly USS Grand Gulf | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Ordered | as Onward |
| Builder | C. & R. Poillon (Brooklyn, New York) |
| Launched | March 28, 1863 |
| Acquired | 14 September 1863 |
| Commissioned | 28 September 1863 |
| Decommissioned | 10 November 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 30 November 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1200 tons |
| Length | 210 ft 4 in (64.11 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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USS Grand Gulf was a wooden-hulled, propeller-driven steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was effective in performing blockade duty, and captured a number of Confederate blockade runners.