USS Albatross

Three-Masted Schooner / Gunboat

United States | 1861

"USS Albatross was pressed into service early in the American Civil War, seeing action in the naval blockade of the Confederacy."

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Albatross.

1 x Steam engine driving screw / propelled; sails across three primary masts.
Propulsion

11.0 kts
12.7 mph
Surface Speed

Essentially Unlimited
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS Albatross.

150
Personnel
Complement

150.0 ft
45.72 meters
O/A Length

30.0 ft
9.14 meters
Beam

10.0 ft
3.05 meters
Draught

384
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Albatross.

40 guns of various calibers possible.

OFFICIAL:
1 x 8" (200mm) smoothbore Dahlgren gun.
2 x 32-pouunder smoothbore guns.

Ships-in-Class (1)
Notable series variants as part of the USS Albatross family line as relating to the USS Albatross group.

USS Albatross

Operators
Global operator(s) of the USS Albatross. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

Shipbuilder(s): Mystic, Connecticut Shipyards - USA

[ United States ]

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Going Further...
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