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*The USS|Catskill|1862|6, a single-turreted monitor, was launched 16 December 1862 by the Continental Iron Works.
*The USS|Catskill|LSV-1, was reclassified to "CM-6" on 1 May 1943 and to "LSV-1" on 21 April 1944 and to "MCS-1", 18 October 1956.
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