The second USS Kensington was a steamship in the United States Navy. Kensington was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by J. W. Lynn in 1858 and was...
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USS Kensington may refer to: USS Kensington (1861), was a wooden, sail-rigged vessel purchased by the US Navy for the Stone Fleet USS Kensington (1862)...
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vessel purchased by the US Navy for the Stone Fleet of blockships USS Kensington (1862), a merchant steamer built in 1858 and purchased by the US Navy during...
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blockade-running schooner captured by USS Kensington and USS Rachel Seaman at Sabine, Texas, on 25 September 1862; and was purchased by the Navy from the...
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blockade-running schooner captured by USS Kensington and USS Rachel Seaman at Sabine, Texas, on 25 September 1862. USS Velocity (SP-446) was constructed at...
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USS Vermont was originally intended to be a ship of the line for the U.S. Navy when laid down in 1818, but was not commissioned until 1862, when she was...
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in September returned to the Texas coast. On the 25th, with the USS Kensington and USS Henry Janes, she bombarded Sabine Pass, Texas, forcing the Confederate...
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North Carolina surrenders. May 1–November 1 – The 1862 International Exhibition is held at South Kensington in London; it is particularly noteworthy for an...
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USS Merrimack, also improperly Merrimac, was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during...
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Stone Fleet (redirect from USS Kensington (1861))
Sumter and three miles east-southeast of the light on Morris Island. Kensington was a 357-ton wooden, ship-rigged vessel purchased for $4,000 at New Bedford...
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USS Morning Light was a sailing ship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways...
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flotilla were back at New Orleans 9 June. USS Kensington steamed up the Mississippi with Horace Beals and USS Sarah Bruen in tow 22 June. On the 26th the...
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ironclad gunboats USS Benton, USS Cairo, USS Carondelet, USS Louisville, and USS St. Louis in the Battle of Memphis on 6 June 1862. Engaging the Confederate...
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First Battle of Sabine Pass (category 1862 in Texas)
Crocker in the steamer USS Kensington to capture the port. Farragut assigned Acting Master Quincy Hooper in the schooner USS Rachel Seaman to assist. On...
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HMS Black Prince (1861) (redirect from HMS Black Prince (1862))
and mizzenmasts. The ship was commissioned in June 1862, but was not completed until 12 September 1862. Black Prince was assigned to the Channel Fleet until...
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(DE-354) USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14) USS Kennison (DD-138/AG-83) USS Kenosha (1867, AK-190) USS Kensington (1861, 1862) USS Kent (AP-28) USS Kent County...
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USS Pennsylvania was a three-decked ship of the line of the United States Navy, rated at 130 guns, and named for the state of Pennsylvania. She was the...
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blockade of Confederate waterways. Victoria—a wooden steamer built at Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1855—was purchased by the Union Navy at New York City...
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USS Plymouth was a sloop-of-war constructed and commissioned just prior to the Mexican–American War. She was heavily gunned, and traveled to Japan as...
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The third USS Dolphin was the brig in the United States Navy. Her plans were the basis of other brigs of that time. She was named for the aquatic mammal...
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from USS Mount Vernon (1859). She saw some service with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron as a dispatch and supply vessel. On May 9, 1862, she transported...
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USS Columbus was a 92-gun ship of the line in the United States Navy. Although construction of the warship was authorized by Congress on 2 January 1813...
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The first USS Columbia of the United States Navy to be commissioned was a three-masted, wooden-hulled sailing frigate, built at the Washington Navy Yard...
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The third USS Delaware of the United States Navy was a 74-gun ship of the line, named for the state of Delaware. She was laid down at Norfolk Navy Yard...
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incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. USS Estrella (1862–1867) at Navsource...
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USS Germantown was a United States Navy sloop-of-war in commission for various periods between 1847 and 1860. She saw service in the Mexican–American...
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The first USS Raritan was a wooden-hulled, three-masted sailing frigate of the United States Navy built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, laid down in 1820...
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Apr: USS Columbus, USS Delaware, USS Germantown, USS Merrimack, USS Pennsylvania, USS Plymouth, USS Raritan 21 Apr: USS Columbia, USS Dolphin, USS New...
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USS Robin Hood was a 400-foot-long (120 m) ship of 395 tons, purchased by the United States Navy in Mystic, Connecticut, during the American Civil War...
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USS South America (1861) was a whaler purchased by the Union Navy on 9 November 1861 at New London, Connecticut. She was acquired to be sunk as an obstruction...
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