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  United States | |
| Acquired | 3 February 1865 |
| Commissioned | 24 February 1865 |
| Decommissioned | circa 17 August 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 17 August 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 196 tons |
| Length | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
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USS Grosbeak was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Grosbeak was placed into service as a gunboat and assigned to the Union blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.