USS Signal (1862)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Signal.

USS Signal tinclad, circa 1863–64
History
Launched1862
In servicecirca 22 October 1862
FateBurned 5 May 1864
General characteristics
Displacement190 tons
Length157 ft (48 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draft1 ft 10 in (0.56 m)
Depth of hold4 ft 4 in (1.32 m)
Propulsion
Armament

USS Signal was a small 190-ton steamship that was acquired during the second year of the American Civil War by the Union Navy and outfitted as a gunboat. She additionally served other types of duty, such as that of dispatch vessel and convoy escort.

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