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USS Glide (1863)

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USS Glide in 1864
History
United States
Launched1863
Acquired1863
CommissionedNovember 1863
DecommissionedAugust 1865
FateSunk, January 1869
General characteristics
Displacement232 tons
Length160 ft (49 m)
PropulsionSteam
Armament6 guns

The second USS Glide was a sternwheel tinclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was used in the battles of Mississippi Squadron and Arkansas Post.[1][2]

Originally built in Murraysville, Virginia in 1863, was purchased by the Navy the same year. She was converted to a "tinclad" gunboat No. 43 USS Glide. From early 1864 until the end of the war she was assigned to blockading duties in Berwick Bay, Louisiana. She was decommissioned and sold in August 1865, then she served in commercial service as Glide. She was destroyed by a boiler explosion in January 1869.

References

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  1. ^ "USS Glide". Civil War Track. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. ^ "Battle of Arkansas Post". Civil War Track. Retrieved 2023-11-22.