USS Colossus (1864)
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Laid downdate unknown
Launched1864
Acquired6 December 1864
Commissioned24 February 1865
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Acquired | 6 December 1864 |
| Commissioned | 24 February 1865 |
| Decommissioned | 3 July 1865 |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold, 17 August 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 183 tons |
| Length | 155 ft 2 in (47.29 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 5 knots |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament |
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USS Colossus was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy towards the end of the American Civil War. She was used to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Colossus, a stern wheel steamer, was built in 1864 at Freedom, Pennsylvania; purchased 6 December 1864 at Cincinnati, Ohio, by the U.S. Navy; outfitted at Mound City, Illinois; and commissioned 24 February 1865, Acting Master F. G. Sampson in command.
