USS Shepherd Knapp was a large (838-ton) ship with eight guns, purchased by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. With her eight...
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USS Alligator, the fourth United States Navy ship of that name, is the first known U.S. Navy submarine, and was active during the American Civil War (the...
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an American actor, stage manager and producer, who captained the USS Shepherd Knapp during the American Civil War. Eytinge was the son of Dutch merchant...
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May: USS Shepherd Knapp 27 May: USS G. L. Brockenborough 28 May: USS Lily 30 May: Margaret and Jessie c. May: CSS Ivy 5 Jun: CSS Stono 17 Jun: USS Atlanta...
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undersea warfare. She was the first combat submarine to sink a warship (USS Housatonic), although Hunley was not completely submerged and, following...
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USS Mississippi, a paddle frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to bear that name. She was named for the Mississippi River. Her sister...
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USRC Harriet Lane (redirect from USS Harriet Lane)
found Union service here and Confederate service here. Harriet Lane via Coast Guard Historian's Office webpage Retrieved: 26 May 2015. USS Harriet Lane...
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The USS Queen of the West was a sidewheel steamer ram ship and the flagship of the United States Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade. It was...
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USS Keokuk was an experimental ironclad screw steamer of the United States Navy named for the city of Keokuk, Iowa. She was laid down in New York City...
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May: USS Shepherd Knapp 27 May: USS G. L. Brockenborough 28 May: USS Lily 30 May: Margaret and Jessie c. May: CSS Ivy 5 Jun: CSS Stono 17 Jun: USS Atlanta...
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USS Choctaw was a large (1,004-ton) steamer built for the merchant service, but acquired by the Union Navy during the second year of the American Civil...
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The first USS Weehawken was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named after Weehawken, New...
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USS Preble was a United States Navy sloop-of-war with 16 guns, built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, launched June 13, 1839 and commissioned...
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USS Sumpter was a steamship in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Sumpter or Sumter, ex-Atlanta, ex-Parker Vein, was built in 1853...
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List of United States Navy ships: S (redirect from USS Somerset (1917))
AD-44) USS Shepherd Knapp (1861) USS Sherburne (APA-205) USS Sheridan (AP-96/APA-51) USS Sherman (ID-3345) USS Shiel (PG-110) USS Shields (DD-596) USS Shikellamy...
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The first USS Wyoming of the United States Navy was a wooden-hulled screw sloop that fought on the Union side during the American Civil War. Sent to the...
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USS Baron DeKalb was a City-class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. USS Baron DeKalb, named...
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other warships followed, which had also pursued Chesapeake: USS Acacia, USS Cornubia, and USS Niagara. News of the capture and the fact that Maritimers...
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The very first USS Hatteras was a 1,126-ton iron-hulled steamer purchased by the Union Navy at the beginning of the American Civil War. She was outfitted...
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USS Sciota was a Unadilla-class gunboat built on behalf of the United States Navy for service during the Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat, with...
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USS Westfield was a sidewheel steam ferryboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Westfield was purchased by the Navy from Cornelius...
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Union Blockade arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi on May 27, 1861, when USS Brooklyn took up position. This event energized defense efforts in New Orleans...
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The first USS Bainbridge was a brig in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Commodore William Bainbridge, U.S. Naval...
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After she ran fast aground on the Ogeechee River, Georgia, the monitor USS Montauk destroyed her with shell fire from 11-inch (279-mm) and 15-inch (381-mm)...
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May: USS Shepherd Knapp 27 May: USS G. L. Brockenborough 28 May: USS Lily 30 May: Margaret and Jessie c. May: CSS Ivy 5 Jun: CSS Stono 17 Jun: USS Atlanta...
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