USS Fort Hindman
USS Fort Hindman during her Civil War service | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Fort Hindman, a fortification on the Arkansas River, captured from the Confederates in January 1863 during the Battle of Arkansas Post |
| Ordered | as James Thompson |
| Yard number | Tinclad #13 |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | in 1862 at Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Acquired | 14 March 1863 |
| Commissioned | circa 14 March 1863 |
| Decommissioned | 3 August 1865 at Mound City, Illinois |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold 17 August 1865 |
| Notes | Renamed James Thompson and remained in use until about 1874 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | river gunboat |
| Displacement | 286 tons |
| Length | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | not known |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament |
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| Armor | tinclad |
USS Fort Hindman was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed in service and used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.