- USS Chattanooga (1864)
USS "Chattanooga" (1864) was constructed during the final years of the
American Civil War but was not launched because the war was winding down in the Union’s favor. She was eventually placed into wet storage until she was holed by ice in1872 .Laid down during the Civil War
The first
U.S. Navy ship to be so named, "Chattanooga", a screw steamer, was launched13 October 1864 byWilliam Cramp and Sons ,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and completed by thePhiladelphia Navy Yard . Commissioned on16 May 1866 with Captain J. P. McKinstry in command. The "Chattanooga" was named after the city ofChattanooga, Tennessee .Decommissioned after sea trials
After final trials in August
1866 , "Chattanooga" returned to thePhiladelphia Navy Yard where she was decommissioned3 September 1866 . She remained inactive there and atLeague Island , where in December1871 she was holed and sunk at her dock by floating ice.Final disposition
The hulk was sold in January
1872 .Reference
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c7/chattanooga-i.htm
*cite web
url= http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/chatnoga.htm
title= USS Chattanooga (1866-1872)
date= 24 December 1998
work= Online Image Library | publisher=Naval Historical Center
accessdate= 2008-01-30
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