USS John L. Lockwood (1854)
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 United States
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| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1854 |
| Acquired: | 1 September 1861 |
| Commissioned: | 21 September 1861 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 May 1865 |
| Struck: | est. 1865 |
| Fate: | sold, 15 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 180 tons |
| Length: | 114 ft (35 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draught: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
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| Speed: | 11 knots |
| Complement: | 30 |
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USS John L. Lockwood (1854) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was needed by the Navy to be part of the fleet of ships to prevent blockade runners from entering ports in the Confederacy.
John L. Lockwood built at Athens, New York, in 1854; was purchased at New York City 1 September 1861; and commissioned at Washington, D.C., 21 September, Acting Master William F. North in command.
John L. Lockwood was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron 25 September with whom she steadfastly served throughout the war. She took station off the New York River 30 September and remained there on blockade duty until ordered to Hampton Roads, Virginia, to guard USS Congress and USS Cumberland. With USS Shawsheen she shelled Virginia infantry on Yorktown Road a few miles above Camp Butler 23 November.
The following day John L. Lockwood departed Hampton Roads for repairs at Baltimore, Maryland, and she decommissioned upon arrival 25 November. Back in fighting trim, she recommissioned 6 December and returned to Hampton Roads. Assisted by USS Morse, she engaged three Confederate batteries on Sewell's Point 29 December.
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