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211:, commandant of the New York Navy Yard, endorsed his plan. Wells accepted this proposal and wrote back to Ward and Breese on 27 April 1861 authorizing them to begin carrying out Ward's plan. On 1 May 1861 the first vessels for the new flotilla were acquired. On 16 May 1861 Ward set out from the New York Navy Yard with three vessels,
307:
It was not until August 1861 that the flotilla became known as the
Potomac Flotilla. The designation of "Flying Flotilla" was dropped when Ward's force arrived in the theater of operations. The flotilla was then referred to by a variety of names, including: Flotilla, Potomac River; Potomac Blockade;
433:
When
Commander James H. Ward departed the New York Navy Yard on 16 May 1861 his flotilla consisted of three vessels. The size of the flotilla steadily increased until it reached a strength that hovered between 15 and 25 vessels.
2825:
308:
Flotilla in the
Chesapeake; etc. In early August 1861 the flotilla commander and the Department of the Navy began to consistently refer to the command as the Potomac Flotilla.
2390:
until sometime between 1 November and 5 December 1864. Hit a torpedo (mine) and was destroyed 25 December 1864 by retreating Union troops to prevent
Confederate capture.
3087:
3082:
2777:(1897), pp. xv-xvi, 60–1, 75, 100, 108, 204–5, 245–6, 260, 287, 361–2, 391, 366–7, 374, 380, 398, 408–9, 461, 496, 502, 506, 508, 515, 531, 548–9, 567, 571–4.
263:, Ward was shot through the abdomen and died within an hour due to internal hemorrhaging. He was the first United States Navy officer to be killed during the
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Captured by
Confederate boarding party 23 August 1863 in Rappahannock River, scuttled at Port Royal, Virginia, 28 August 1863
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2960:
291:
ordered Parker to disband the flotilla, effective 31 July 1865. Most of the flotilla's remaining vessels were sent to the
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79:
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After the death of Ward the flotilla was led by a succession of short-term commanders until the fall of 1862 when
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Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series I, Volume 5.
2792:
Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series I, Volume 4.
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Engagement with the
Confederate battery at Freestone Point, Virginia, 25 September 1861
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17:
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Engagement at
Brandywine Hill, Rappahannock River, Virginia, 10–11 December 1862
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Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
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Captured by Confederate boarding party 23 August 1863 in Rappahannock River,
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with the Confederate batteries at Aquia Creek, Virginia, 29 May – 1 June 1861
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129:
414:
Expedition to Milford Haven and Stutt's Creek, Virginia, 24 September 1864
251:
On 27 June 1861 Ward's flotilla engaged the Confederates at Mathias Point,
42:
Attack on the Confederate Batteries at Aquia Creek by the Potomac Flotilla.
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241:
175:
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Destruction of Confederate stores at Tappahannock, Virginia, 30 May 1863
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789:
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Expeditions to Gwynn's Island and Nomini Creek, Virginia, 3–4 Nov, 1862
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Destruction of salt works on Dividing Creek, Virginia, 12 January 1863
1050:
404:
Expedition up the Rappahannock River, Virginia, 18–21 April 1864
2850:
410:
Expedition up the Rappahannock River, Virginia, 16–19 May 1864
412:
Expedition to the Northern Neck of Virginia, 11–21 June 1864
287:
The Civil War ended in April 1865, and on 18 July 1865 the
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until sometime between 1 November and 5 December 1864.
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until sometime between 1 November and 5 December 1864.
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until sometime between 1 November and 5 December 1864.
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until sometime between 1 November and 5 December 1864.
2364:
until sometime between 1 November and 5 December 1864.
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Sunk 10 September 1861 in collision with merchant ship
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Operations in Mattox Creek, Virginia, 16–18 March 1865
423:
Expedition up the Rappahannock River, 12–14 March 1865
421:
Expedition to Fredericksburg, Virginia, 6–8 March 1865
406:
Expedition to Carter's Creek, Virginia, 29 April 1864
340:
Engagement at Cockpit Point, Virginia, 3 January 1862
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2948:
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2802:(Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1897).
2795:(Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1896).
89:
74:
56:
48:
29:
408:Expedition to Mill Creek, Virginia, 12–13 May 1864
192:area. Ward suggested a "Flying Flotilla" of light-
325:Affair at Mathias Point, Virginia, 27 June 1861
2809:(Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1989).
196:vessels to operate in the Chesapeake Bay, the
188:to put forth a plan for the protection of the
2862:
327:Engagement with the Confederate batteries at
8:
2733:(1896), pp. 541, 570–1, 575, 757–8, 760–1.
2869:
2855:
2847:
1910:ex-Confederate, captured 24 April 1861 by
277:took command. He was in turn succeeded by
2709:(1896), pp. 420, 430, 443, 458, 467, 471.
3088:1861 establishments in the United States
3083:Ship squadrons of the United States Navy
2773:(1896), pp. xv-xvi, 458, 508, 570, 666.
2761:(1896), pp. 488, 504, 509, 511, 596–600.
2488:
436:
352:Expedition up the Rappahannock River to
2699:
120:to secure Union communications in the
26:
7:
1891:from August 1862 to 2 February 1865
289:United States Department of the Navy
2737:(1897), pp. 3, 72, 75, 82, 84, 379.
183:United States Secretary of the Navy
136:communications and shipping there.
2981:South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
2971:North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
2837:Naval History and Heritage Command
25:
2807:Warships of the Civil War Navies.
116:created in the early days of the
2824: This article incorporates
2819:
2681:In these notes the abbreviation
2339:from United States Coast Survey
2320:from United States Coast Survey
2286:from United States Coast Survey
2090:from United States Coast Survey
1887:until August 1862, known as USS
78:
61:
35:
1624:Dispatch vessel, known as USS
240:, on 20 May 1861 on board his
1:
2986:West Gulf Blockading Squadron
2961:East Gulf Blockading Squadron
2662:Foxhall Alexander Parker, Jr.
1057:, Virginia, 11 November 1864
2956:Atlantic Blockading Squadron
1163:Blockade runner captured by
1130:Blockade runner captured by
931:Blockade runner captured by
654:United States Revenue-Marine
402:of Virginia, 12 January 1864
350:, Virginia, 13–15 April 1862
255:. While he was sighting the
1438:, Virginia, 28 August 1863
1019:ex-Confederate captured by
603:Commander Wilkes' Flagship
364:, Virginia, 4 December 1862
3104:
2966:Mississippi River Squadron
2070:United States Coast Survey
1476:Commander Ward's Flagship
377:Capture of U. S. steamers
331:, Virginia, 23 August 1861
356:, Virginia, 20 April 1862
34:
3052:Special Service Squadron
1177:on 21 November 1863 off
3042:South Atlantic Squadron
3027:North Atlantic Squadron
2905:Chesapeake Bay Flotilla
2832:Commander James H. Ward
3047:South Pacific Squadron
3032:North Pacific Squadron
2920:Mediterranean Squadron
2826:public domain material
1628:until 4 November 1861
1393:until 4 November 1861
18:Potomac River Flotilla
3057:Squadron of Evolution
2805:Silverstone, Paul H.
2749:(1897), pp. 576, 578.
2685:is used for the work
886:20 April 1862 on the
429:Ships of the flotilla
284:on 31 December 1864.
2940:West Indies Squadron
2930:New Orleans Squadron
2646:Andrew Allen Harwood
2605:Lieutenant Commander
2552:Thomas Tingey Craven
1539:Washington Navy Yard
303:Name of the flotilla
293:Washington Navy Yard
234:Washington Navy Yard
232:. He arrived at the
112:, was a unit of the
3012:Bering Sea Squadron
2991:West India Squadron
2910:East India Squadron
2775:ORN, Ser. I, Vol. 5
2771:ORN, Ser. I, Vol. 4
2759:ORN, Ser. I, Vol. 4
2747:ORN, Ser. I, Vol. 5
2735:ORN, Ser. I, Vol. 5
2731:ORN, Ser. I, Vol. 4
2721:(1896), pp. 539–41.
2719:ORN, Ser. I, Vol. 4
2707:ORN, Ser. I, Vol. 4
2592:Robert Harris Wyman
2530:Stephen Clegg Rowan
1663:Sidewheel auxiliary
1644:Sidewheel auxiliary
1621:Sidewheel auxiliary
1600:Sidewheel auxiliary
1575:Sidewheel auxiliary
1556:Sidewheel auxiliary
1531:Sidewheel auxiliary
1026:4 July 1862 on the
2878:United States Navy
2492:Flotilla commander
2449:Screw picket boat
2405:Screw picket boat
2379:Screw picket boat
1940:Also known as USS
940:South Santee River
888:Rappahannock River
622:Receiving Ship at
398:Expedition to the
344:Rappahannock River
342:Expedition up the
265:American Civil War
172:New York Navy Yard
158:commanding officer
149:On April 22, 1861
145:American Civil War
118:American Civil War
114:United States Navy
108:, also called the
84:United States Navy
3065:
3064:
3017:European Squadron
2673:
2672:
2650:10 September 1862
2637:10 September 1862
2510:James Harmon Ward
2482:
2481:
2476:Picket Boat No. 6
2471:Screw picket boat
2454:Picket Boat No. 5
2432:Picket Boat No. 4
2427:Screw picket boat
2410:Picket Boat No. 3
2388:Picket Boat No. 2
2362:Picket Boat No. 1
2087:Sidewheel Steamer
2065:Sidewheel steamer
2049:Chartered vessel
2033:Chartered vessel
2017:Chartered vessel
1942:William G. Putnam
1492:Sidewheel gunboat
1473:Sidewheel gunboat
1454:Sidewheel gunboat
1427:Sidewheel gunboat
1409:Sidewheel gunboat
1386:Sidewheel gunboat
1367:Sidewheel gunboat
1349:Sidewheel gunboat
1331:Sidewheel gunboat
1313:Sidewheel gunboat
1295:Sidewheel gunboat
1277:Sidewheel gunboat
1258:Sidewheel gunboat
1236:Sidewheel gunboat
1218:Sidewheel gunboat
1200:Sidewheel gunboat
1160:Sidewheel gunboat
1127:Sidewheel gunboat
813:4 March 1864 off
689:Sidewheel gunboat
671:Sidewheel gunboat
391:, 16 August 1863
282:Foxhall A. Parker
275:Andrew A. Harwood
204:. His commander,
132:, and to disrupt
99:
98:
16:(Redirected from
3095:
3007:Asiatic Squadron
2976:Potomac Flotilla
2935:Pacific Squadron
2871:
2864:
2857:
2848:
2840:
2823:
2822:
2778:
2768:
2762:
2756:
2750:
2744:
2738:
2728:
2722:
2716:
2710:
2704:
2666:31 December 1863
2653:31 December 1863
2634:1 September 1862
2613:1 September 1862
2599:early July 1862
2570:Abram D. Harrell
2521:Killed in action
2489:
2336:Sailing schooner
2317:Sailing schooner
2299:Sailing schooner
2283:Sailing schooner
2267:Mortar schooner
2264:Sailing schooner
2248:Mortar schooner
2245:Sailing schooner
2229:Mortar schooner
2226:Sailing schooner
2210:Mortar schooner
2207:Sailing schooner
2191:Mortar schooner
2188:Sailing schooner
2172:Mortar schooner
2169:Sailing schooner
2153:Mortar schooner
2150:Sailing schooner
2134:Mortar schooner
2131:Sailing schooner
1647:Transport ferry
1378:Mount Washington
1323:John L. Lockwood
1305:Isaac N. Seymour
1228:Commodore Barney
1137:7 July 1862 off
540:Ironclad monitor
516:Ironclad monitor
494:Ironclad monitor
437:
238:Washington, D.C.
209:Samuel L. Breese
110:Potomac Squadron
106:Potomac Flotilla
82:
67:
65:
64:
39:
30:Potomac Flotilla
27:
21:
3103:
3102:
3098:
3097:
3096:
3094:
3093:
3092:
3068:
3067:
3066:
3061:
3037:Pacific Station
3022:Flying Squadron
2995:
2944:
2900:Brazil Squadron
2895:Africa Squadron
2883:
2875:
2844:
2829:
2820:
2796:
2782:
2781:
2769:
2765:
2757:
2753:
2745:
2741:
2729:
2725:
2717:
2713:
2705:
2701:
2678:
2610:early July 1862
2596:6 December 1861
2577:6 December 1861
2574:2 December 1861
2559:2 December 1861
2514:late April 1861
2487:
1583:dispatch vessel
1465:Thomas Freeborn
1446:Stepping Stones
938:9 July 1864 in
804:Blockade runner
431:
424:
422:
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413:
411:
409:
407:
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403:
397:
376:
374:
372:
365:
359:
357:
351:
341:
339:
332:
326:
324:
319:
314:
305:
261:Thomas Freeborn
246:Thomas Freeborn
215:Thomas Freeborn
147:
142:
102:
62:
60:
44:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
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3099:
3091:
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3085:
3080:
3070:
3069:
3063:
3062:
3060:
3059:
3054:
3049:
3044:
3039:
3034:
3029:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3003:
3001:
3000:Post-Civil War
2997:
2996:
2994:
2993:
2988:
2983:
2978:
2973:
2968:
2963:
2958:
2952:
2950:
2946:
2945:
2943:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2925:Mosquito Fleet
2922:
2917:
2912:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2891:
2889:
2885:
2884:
2876:
2874:
2873:
2866:
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2851:
2842:
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2817:
2803:
2787:
2786:
2780:
2779:
2763:
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2739:
2723:
2711:
2698:
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2696:
2695:
2691:
2690:
2677:
2674:
2671:
2670:
2667:
2664:
2657:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2648:
2641:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2632:
2630:Charles Wilkes
2623:
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2392:
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2382:Known as both
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2278:
2269:
2268:
2265:
2262:
2259:
2250:
2249:
2246:
2243:
2240:
2231:
2230:
2227:
2224:
2221:
2212:
2211:
2208:
2205:
2202:
2193:
2192:
2189:
2186:
2183:
2180:Matthew Vassar
2174:
2173:
2170:
2167:
2164:
2161:George Mangham
2155:
2154:
2151:
2148:
2145:
2136:
2135:
2132:
2129:
2126:
2117:
2116:
2110:
2104:
2101:
2092:
2091:
2088:
2085:
2082:
2073:
2072:
2066:
2063:
2060:
2051:
2050:
2047:
2044:
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2035:
2034:
2031:
2028:
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2019:
2018:
2015:
2012:
2009:
2003:
2002:
2000:
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1994:
1985:
1984:
1978:
1975:
1972:
1963:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1954:
1945:
1944:
1938:
1935:
1932:
1929:General Putnam
1923:
1922:
1908:
1905:
1902:
1893:
1892:
1881:
1878:
1875:
1866:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1857:
1848:
1847:
1837:State of Maine
1833:
1830:
1827:
1818:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1809:
1800:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1791:
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1781:
1778:
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1718:
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1514:
1508:
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1496:
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1478:
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1471:
1468:
1459:
1458:
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1452:
1449:
1440:
1439:
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1422:
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1394:
1387:
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1381:
1372:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1353:
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1350:
1347:
1344:
1335:
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1332:
1329:
1326:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1299:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1281:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1263:
1262:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:Commodore Read
1244:
1243:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1186:
1185:
1183:North Carolina
1161:
1158:
1155:
1146:
1145:
1139:New Providence
1128:
1125:
1122:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1059:
1058:
1053:explosion off
1047:
1044:
1041:
1032:
1031:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1002:
1001:
999:
996:
993:
984:
983:
981:
978:
975:
966:
965:
963:
960:
957:
948:
947:
944:South Carolina
929:
926:
923:
914:
913:
911:
908:
905:
896:
895:
874:
871:
868:
859:
858:
856:
853:
850:
841:
840:
838:
835:
832:
823:
822:
819:North Carolina
801:
798:
795:
786:
785:
783:
780:
777:
768:
767:
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2356:picket boat
2328:Howell Cobb
1921:, Virginia
1841:Indian Head
1613:King Philip
1484:Underwriter
1143:the Bahamas
1134:Quaker City
1065:Valley City
1030:, Virginia
1028:James River
619:Screw sloop
600:Screw sloop
582:Screw sloop
563:Screw sloop
202:tributaries
181:, wrote to
134:Confederate
130:tributaries
52:1861 - 1865
3078:Union Navy
3072:Categories
2676:References
2660:Commander
2644:Commodore
2616:Commander
2580:Commander
2567:Lieutenant
2550:Commander
2540:Commander
2528:Commander
2485:Commanders
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2237:T. A. Ward
1951:Heliotrope
1914:Cumberland
1733:Periwinkle
1604:Icebreaker
1436:Port Royal
1287:Jacob Bell
1179:Wilmington
1174:Grand Gulf
990:Pocahontas
935:Gettysburg
920:Little Ada
847:E. B. Hale
681:Port Royal
631:USRC
362:Port Royal
321:Engagement
312:Operations
128:and their
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2881:squadrons
2627:Commodore
2507:Commander
2474:Known as
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2430:Known as
2419:USS Delta
2408:Known as
2397:USS Gamma
2360:Known as
2346:USS Alpha
2326:USS
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2273:USS
2254:USS
2235:USS
2218:Sophronia
2216:USS
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2142:Dan Smith
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2055:USS
1989:USS
1967:USS
1949:USS
1927:USS
1912:USS
1907:Screw tug
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1523:Baltimore
1521:USS
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1500:USS
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1463:USS
1444:USS
1419:Satellite
1417:USS
1401:Nansemond
1399:USS
1376:USS
1357:USS
1339:USS
1321:USS
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1248:USS
1241:ferryboat
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1208:USS
1190:USS
1172:USS
1150:USS
1132:USS
1117:USS
1101:Wyandotte
1099:USS
1081:USS
1063:USS
1036:USS
1023:Maratanza
1021:USS
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883:Anacostia
881:USS
863:USS
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790:USS
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756:Currituck
754:USS
736:USS
720:Aroostook
718:USS
699:Anacostia
697:USS
679:USS
661:USS
642:Sidewheel
624:Baltimore
611:Allegheny
609:USS
592:Wachusett
590:USS
572:USS
552:USS
544:Canonicus
530:USS
521:Canonicus
506:USS
484:USS
455:USS
381:Satellite
379:USS
279:Commander
272:Commodore
227:USS
220:USS
213:USS
165:USS
151:Commander
2463:USS Zeta
2371:USS Beta
2108:schooner
2106:Sailing
1980:Tug and
1845:Maryland
1806:Resolute
1769:Reliance
1751:Primrose
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