- USS Tempest (1862)
USS "Tempest" (1862) was a 161-ton steamer acquired by the
Union Navy during theAmerican Civil War for service against theConfederate States of America ."Tempest" was commissioned as a
gunboat at the end of the war and was assigned demobilization operations in western waters of the Confederacy.Built at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1862
"Tempest" -- a wooden-hulled, sidewheel steamer built in
1862 atLouisville, Kentucky -- was acquired by the Navy atCincinnati, Ohio , on30 December 1864 from Joseph Brown; was converted there to a gunboat by Mr. Brown; and was commissioned on26 April , Acting Volunteer Lt. Comdr. William G. Saltonstall in command.Civil War-related operations
"Tempest" operated with the naval forces in western waters throughout her brief naval career. She served as flagship for Acting Rear Admiral
Samuel Phillips Lee , while he directed efforts on theMississippi River and its tributaries to prevent the escape of the former President of the Confederacy,Jefferson Davis .She continued in this role while he oversaw the demobilization of the
Mississippi Squadron . Rear Admiral Lee hauled down his flag from her on14 August .Post-war decommissioning
The ship was decommissioned at
Mound City, Illinois , on30 November 1865 , the day after she was sold at public auction there to Robert Cams. "Tempest" was redocumented on11 December 1865 and remained in merchant service until1870 .References
See also
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American Civil War
*Union Navy
*Confederate States Navy External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/t3/tempest.htm USS Tempest]
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