USS Sassacus
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| Launched | December 23, 1862 |
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| Length | 62 m |
| Draft | 2. 74 m |
| Builder | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
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| ID | 3031347 |
About USS Sassacus
The first USS Sassacus, a wooden, double-ended, side-wheel steamer, was launched on 23 December 1862 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, sponsored by Miss Wilhelmina G. Lambert. Sassacus was commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 5 October 1863, Lieutenant Commander Francis A. Roe in command.
