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USS Paducah (PG-18) — was an Dubuque class gunboat acquired by the U.S. Navy prior to World War I. Her task was to patrol, escort, and protect Navy ships. Paducah ( Gunboat No. 18 ) was launched 11 October 1904 by Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co.,… … Wikipedia
USS Wadena (SP-158) — was a converted yacht patrol vessel of the United States Navy during World War I. She was built in 1891 in Cleveland, Ohio as a steam yacht for Jeptha Homer Wade II of Cleveland and New York. During her Navy career, Wadena made several trips… … Wikipedia
USS Peosta (1857) — – also known as Tinclad # 36 was a steamboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Peosta was outfitted as an armed gunboat, with heavy guns for battles at sea, and large howitzers for shore bombardment. She served on the… … Wikipedia
USS Fixity (AM-235) — was an Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. After war s end, she returned home proudly with two battle stars to… … Wikipedia
USS Incessant (AM-248) — was an Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the North Atlantic Ocean and then in the Pacific Ocean. She returned home at war s end… … Wikipedia
USS Holland (SS-1) — was the United States Navy s first commissioned submarine, named for her Irish American inventor, John Philip Holland. The boat was originally laid down as Holland VI , and launched on 17 May 1897.Design and constructionThe work was done at… … Wikipedia
USS Victory (1863) — was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Victoria was used primarily by the Union Navy as a gunboat assigned to patrol Confederate waterways. She also performed duties as a reconnaissance boat, a convoy escort, and … Wikipedia
USS Hastings (1860) — was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat assigned to patrol Confederate waterways. Hastings , a small wooden gunboat, was built as Emma Duncan in 1860 at Monongahela,… … Wikipedia
USS Alfred Robb (1860) — was a stern wheel steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate rivers and other waterways. Operating as a Confederate transport… … Wikipedia
USS Sallie Wood (1860) — was a 256 ton steamer captured by the Union Navy during the early years of the American Civil War. She assigned by the Union Navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America to a number of duties: as a tugboat … Wikipedia
