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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 Yankee (1861) — was a steam powered side wheel tugboat acquired by the Union Navy just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Provisioning Fort Sumter, evacuating Norfolk The Yankee a side wheel steamer built in 1860 at New York City was one of three… … Wikipedia
USS Alert (1861) — was a 90 ton steamship named A. C. Powell purchased by the Union Navy during the first year of the American Civil War. A. C. Powell later renamed Alert , and still later renamed Watch served primarily as a tugboat, but at times she performed duty … Wikipedia
USS Rescue (1861) — was a small (111 ton) steamer commissioned by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America as an gunship and dispatch boat. After the war’s end,… … 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 Racer (1861) — was a schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used for various purposes, but, especially for bombardment because of her large 13 inch mortar that could fire up and over tall riverbanks. Racer was purchased by… … Wikipedia
USS Dragon (1861) — was a small 118 ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the start of the American Civil War. Dragon s primary assignment was to participate as a gunboat in the Union blockade of the ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America.… … Wikipedia
USS Leslie (1861) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a tugboat. Leslie was a screw tug borrowed from the Union Army by the Navy early in 1861 for duty at the Washington Navy Yard. Leslie sails to… … Wikipedia
USS Currituck (1861) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use during the American Civil War. Her duties as a gunboat included river patrols, guard duty, and other duties as assigned. Purchased at New York City in 1861 Currituck , a screw steamer, was… … Wikipedia
USS Tigress (1861) — was a steamer chartered by the Union Navy at the beginning of the American Civil War. Tigress was outfitted with a howitzer and ordered to patrol the Potomac River, which separated the Union capital of Washington, D.C. from the state of Virginia … Wikipedia
