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* The first USS "Swatara" (1865) was a wooden, screw sloop, launched in 1865 and dismantled in 1872 to become the second ship of this name.
* The second USS "Swatara" (1873) was a screw sloop, launched in 1873 and decommissioned in 1891.
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USS Swatara (1865) — The first USS Swatara was a wooden, screw sloop in the United States Navy. She was named for Swatara Creek in Pennsylvania. Swatara was launched on 23 May 1865 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss Esther Johnson; and commissioned on… … Wikipedia
USS Swatara (1873) — As part of the Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson s plans to overhaul and modernize ships of the Navy, the first Swatara was taken to the New York Navy Yard in 1872, ostensibly for “repairs.” In fact, the “repairs” constituted construction… … Wikipedia
Swatara Creek — (nicknamed the Swattie ) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately convert|60|mi|km|abbr=on long, in east central Pennsylvania in the United States. It rises in the Appalachian Mountains in central Schuylkill County, north of the… … Wikipedia
Swatara — may refer to:Communities: *Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania *Swatara Township, Lebanon County, PennsylvaniaStreams: *Swatara Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania *Little Swatara Creek, a tributary of Swatara… … Wikipedia
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