USS James S. Chambers
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USS James S. Chambers was a schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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History | |
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United States | |
Acquired | 4 September 1861 |
Commissioned | 16 December 1861 |
Decommissioned | 31 August 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 27 September 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 401 tons |
Length | 124 ft 6 in (37.95 m) |
Beam | 29 ft 3 in (8.92 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
Complement | 62 |
Armament | four 32-pounder guns |
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