USS Union (AKA-106) — USS Union (AKA 106), the fourth ship with this name, served as a commissioned ship for 25 years and 1 month. She was laid down as North Carolina (MC 1697) on 27 September 1944 by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, N.C.; launched … Wikipedia
USS Union (1861) — was a heavy (1,114 ton) steamer with a powerful 12 inch rifled gun purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the navy successfully as an gunship during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of… … Wikipedia
USS Union (1841) — was a steamer designed and constructed by the U.S. Navy as an experimental improved version of its current steam powered ships which were not considered as efficient as they should be. Union was laid down at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth,… … Wikipedia
USS Anacostia (1856) — was a steamer, constructed as a tugboat, that was first chartered by the U.S. Navy for service during the Paraguay crisis of the 1850s and then commissioned as a U.S. Navy ship. She later served prominently in the Union Navy during the American… … Wikipedia
USS Aroostook (1861) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Aroostook was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Built in Maine in 1861… … Wikipedia
USS Brooklyn (1858) — was a sloop of war authorized by the U.S. Congress and commissioned in 1859. Brooklyn was active in Caribbean operations until the start of the American Civil War at which time she became an active participant in the Union blockade of the… … Wikipedia
USS Satellite (1854) — was a steam powered large tugboat, acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War and equipped with two powerful 8 inch guns. She was assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America.She served the Union Navy well,… … Wikipedia
USS Shawsheen (1855) — was a steam operated tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. In addition to her tugboat duties, she was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol and blockade navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South… … Wikipedia
USS Zouave (1861) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was needed by the Navy to be part of the fleet of ships to prevent blockade runners from entering ports in the Confederacy. Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockade Zouave … Wikipedia
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