USS Syren

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Macdonough
gptkb:Battle_of_Tripoli
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Tripoli
gptkbp:approves 1865
gptkbp:armament gptkb:6
2 × 32-pounder guns
4 × 24-pounder howitzers
gptkbp:beam 34 ft 0 in
34 ft
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_W._Philip
gptkbp:commissioned 1861
1861-05-01
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:New_York_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:crew 150
150 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1865
1865-06-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft_round 12 ft 0 in
gptkbp:draft_year 12 ft
gptkbp:engine_type Coal-fired steam engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_significance Civil War naval operations
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Borough
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Syren
gptkbp:launched 1861
gptkbp:legacy Part of naval history
gptkbp:length 205 ft 0 in
205 ft
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Syren
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:USS_Syren
gptkbp:notable_event Engagements during the Civil War
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Blockade_of_the_Confederacy
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:previous_name Syren
gptkbp:propulsion Steam engine
gptkbp:range Unlimited at sea
gptkbp:released Sold in 1865
gptkbp:role Support for land operations
Blockade runner interception
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:service_years 4 years
gptkbp:services gptkb:American_Civil_War
1865
Post-Civil War operations
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Kearsarge
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:type Screw sloop
gptkbp:year 1866