USS Sassacus

USS Sassacus

USS "Sassacus" may refer to:

*USS "Sassacus" (1862), a wooden, double-ended side-wheel steam gunboat that served in the U.S. Civil War
*USS "Sassacus" (YT-163) was a harbor tug launched in 1942


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  • USS Agawam (1863) — was a double ended, side wheel, gunboat of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She was a powerful ship of approximately 1,000 tons, with powerful rifled guns and a very fast speed of 11 knots. She served the Union… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Wilderness (1864) — USS Wilderness was a wooden hulled, side wheel steamship in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. After the war, she served as a revenue cutter. In 1873, she was renamed John A. Dix for John Adams Dix.ervice in the US Civil War… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Iosco (1864) — The USS Iosco was a 1173 ton Sassacus class double ender steam gunboat built at Bath, Maine. The ship fought during the Civil War, and was an important combatant during the battles at Fort Fisher.ervice historyCommissioned in April 1864, she… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Louisiana (1861) — The second USS Louisiana was a propeller driven iron hull steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.teamboat Origins Louisiana was built at Wilmington, Delaware, in 1860 by the Harlan Hollingsworth Iron Shipbuilding Company …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Albemarle Sound — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Albemarle Sound partof=the American Civil War colour scheme=background:#ffcccc caption=USS Sassacus ramming CSS Albemarle date=May 5, 1864 place=Dare County, North Carolina result=Inconclusive… …   Wikipedia

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