From Wikipedia.
Since the USS Stars and Stripes was such an adversary to the CSS Spray, I decided to do some more research on the ship.
The USS Stars and Stripes was built at Mystic, Connecticut, and purchased by the U.S. Navy 27 July 1861. Commissioned in New York navy Yard and commanded first by Lt. Reed Werden.
It was decommissioned in Philadelphia 30 June 1865, sold on 10 August, 1865, and sank 31 January 1878.
It was 407 tons, 124.3 feet, 34.6 feet beam and had a crew of 94.
Armament consisted of four 8-in cwt cannons and one 20-pdr Parrott rifle.
Lt. Reed Werden was in command.
--Old B-Runner
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