USS Pembina (1861)
USS Pembina providing covering fire in the Savannah River, February 1862 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Pembina |
| Builder | Thomas Stack (Williamsburg, NY) |
| Laid down | not known |
| Launched | not known |
| Commissioned | 16 October 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 22 September 1865 |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold, 30 November 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Unadilla-class gunboat |
| Displacement | 691 tons |
| Tons burthen | 507 |
| Length | 158 ft (48 m) (waterline) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (max.) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 200 IHP 30-in bore by 18 in stroke horizontal back-acting engines; single screw |
| Sail plan | Two-masted schooner |
| Speed | 10 kn (11.5 mph) |
| Complement | 114 |
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USS Pembina was a Unadilla-class gunboat built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.