USS Columbia (1862)
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NameUSS Columbia
Acquired4 November 1862
CommissionedDecember 1862
Out of service14 January 1863
 USS Columbia. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Columbia |
| Acquired | 4 November 1862 |
| Commissioned | December 1862 |
| Out of service | 14 January 1863 |
| Captured | by Union Navy forces, 3 August 1862 |
| Fate | Ran aground, 14 January 1863 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 503 long tons (511 t) |
| Length | 168 ft (51 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Range | Ship complement=100 |
| Armament | 6 × 24-pounder smoothbore guns, 1 × 30-pounder rifle |
USS Columbia was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
