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406:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1864
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1626:Steamships of the United States Navy
1631:Gunboats of the United States Navy
270:North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
244:Purchased in New York City in 1863
156:11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
148:32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)
19:For ships with similar names, see
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109:Sunk by electric mine 6 May 1864
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1656:Maritime incidents in May 1864
288:goods with her shore parties.
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366:. The entry can be found
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255:J. G. Mitchell in command.
185:(14 mph; 22 km/h)
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132:542 long tons (551 t)
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140:154 ft (47 m)
114:General characteristics
299:from 3–7 June, in the
1646:Shipwrecks in rivers
310:from 13 to 19 June.
293:West Point, Virginia
259:Civil War operations
253:Lieutenant Commander
171:side-wheel propelled
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129:Displacement
90:Commissioned
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1240:Water Witch
994:Mary Bowers
843:Alvin Clark
767:Marchioness
478:Underwriter
323:James River
221:during the
1615:Categories
1575:Kingfisher
1457:Enterprise
1442:HDMS
1418:John Bowes
1406:Mound City
1019:Brandywine
958:James Funk
856:Queen City
743:Invercauld
629:Southfield
579:Maple Leaf
567:Kingfisher
491:Housatonic
414:Shipwrecks
329:References
286:contraband
219:Union Navy
190:Complement
161:Propulsion
93:1 May 1863
1549:HMS
1531:CSS
1506:HMS
1481:HMS
1468:SMS
1455:HMS
1444:Dannebrog
1431:Liverpool
1429:HMS
1404:USS
1393:St. Clair
1391:USS
1341:USS
1316:USS
1303:USS
1292:Louisiana
1290:USS
1277:CSS
1264:CSS
1251:CSS
1238:CSS
1225:HMS
1212:CSS
1199:USS
1186:USS
1175:Narcissus
1173:USS
1160:CSS
1147:USS
1134:CSS
1121:USS
1108:USS
1095:USS
1082:USS
1071:Albemarle
1069:CSS
1056:USS
1043:CSS
1030:USS
1017:USS
944:USS
931:CSS
918:USS
905:USS
892:CSS
879:USS
854:USS
829:CSS
816:USS
803:USS
780:Columbine
778:USS
731:Shawsheen
729:USS
716:CSS
703:USS
690:USS
679:Covington
677:USS
640:USS
627:USS
616:Bombshell
590:USS
565:USS
552:USS
541:Peterhoff
539:USS
514:USS
489:USS
476:USS
463:USS
438:USS
215:ferryboat
21:USS Jones
1563:Snaefell
1355:Carolina
1279:Savannah
1266:Isondiga
1214:Resolute
1097:Key West
1032:Antelope
982:Adriatic
920:Tecumseh
907:Philippi
805:Lavender
592:Eastport
440:Iron Age
278:Virginia
198:Armament
181:12
98:Stricken
82:Acquired
1559:20 Oct:
1551:Eclipse
1546:20 Oct:
1533:Florida
1508:Eclipse
1465:24 Aug:
1452:13 Aug:
1439:14 Jul:
1401:10 May:
1388:17 Feb:
1343:Monarch
1338:c. Dec:
1326:c. Dec:
1318:Rattler
1313:30 Dec:
1300:30 Dec:
1287:24 Dec:
1274:21 Dec:
1261:21 Dec:
1253:Georgia
1248:21 Dec:
1235:19 Dec:
1222:14 Dec:
1209:12 Dec:
1162:Florida
1157:28 Nov:
1144:11 Nov:
1066:27 Oct:
1040:27 Sep:
1027:23 Sep:
1002:c. Aug:
990:31 Aug:
978:12 Aug:
966:11 Aug:
954:11 Aug:
933:Phoenix
876:25 Jul:
864:27 Jun:
851:24 Jun:
839:19 Jun:
831:Alabama
826:19 Jun:
818:Courier
813:14 Jun:
800:12 Jun:
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763:17 May:
751:16 May:
739:10 May:
718:Roanoke
666:Grecian
662:30 Apr:
650:26 Apr:
637:22 Apr:
624:19 Apr:
612:18 Apr:
600:15 Apr:
587:15 Apr:
562:28 Mar:
554:Clifton
549:21 Mar:
524:27 Feb:
511:22 Feb:
499:17 Feb:
486:17 Feb:
448:15 Jan:
435:10 Jan:
427:Grafton
282:cavalry
234:gunboat
123:Gunboat
47:History
1599:1865 →
1592:← 1863
1528:7 Oct:
1516:5 Oct:
1503:1 Sep:
1495:Avalon
1491:1 Sep:
1483:Urgent
1470:Grille
1414:9 Jun:
1227:Bombay
1201:Otsego
1196:9 Dec:
1188:Bazely
1183:9 Dec:
1170:7 Dec:
1131:5 Nov:
1123:Undine
1118:4 Nov:
1105:4 Nov:
1092:4 Nov:
1079:4 Nov:
1053:7 Oct:
1014:3 Sep:
1006:Houqua
946:Violet
941:8 Aug:
928:7 Aug:
915:5 Aug:
902:5 Aug:
894:Gaines
889:5 Aug:
881:Undine
792:Daring
788:1 Jun:
726:7 May:
713:7 May:
700:6 May:
692:Signal
687:5 May:
674:5 May:
642:Petrel
575:1 Apr:
536:6 Mar:
516:Linden
473:2 Feb:
460:1 Feb:
423:3 Jan:
355:
307:Tacony
213:was a
137:Length
1571:Unkn:
1520:Nubia
1363:Unkn:
1351:Unkn:
1305:Annie
1149:Tulip
1136:Spray
1110:Tawah
1084:Elfin
1058:Aster
654:Homer
227:draft
178:Speed
153:Draft
1478:Aug:
1426:Jun:
604:Emma
368:here
305:CSS
208:USS
145:Beam
119:Type
106:Fate
101:1864
85:1863
74:USS
71:Name
37:USS
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272:,
240:.
193:88
183:kn
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397:e
390:t
383:v
370:.
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