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242:Confederate States of America
324:Guide to the Log of the USS
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105:135 ft (41 m)
89:General characteristics
234:New Orleans, Louisiana
84:Wrecked 14 June 1864
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94:Displacement
76:14 June 1864
65:Commissioned
1202:Water Witch
956:Mary Bowers
805:Alvin Clark
729:Marchioness
440:Underwriter
180:supply ship
174:during the
21:USS Courier
1577:Categories
1537:Kingfisher
1419:Enterprise
1404:HDMS
1380:John Bowes
1368:Mound City
981:Brandywine
920:James Funk
818:Queen City
705:Invercauld
591:Southfield
541:Maple Leaf
529:Kingfisher
453:Housatonic
376:Shipwrecks
289:References
218:Port Royal
172:Union Navy
159:The first
142:Complement
126:Propulsion
1511:HMS
1493:CSS
1468:HMS
1443:HMS
1430:SMS
1417:HMS
1406:Dannebrog
1393:Liverpool
1391:HMS
1366:USS
1355:St. Clair
1353:USS
1303:USS
1278:USS
1265:USS
1254:Louisiana
1252:USS
1239:CSS
1226:CSS
1213:CSS
1200:CSS
1187:HMS
1174:CSS
1161:USS
1148:USS
1137:Narcissus
1135:USS
1122:CSS
1109:USS
1096:CSS
1083:USS
1070:USS
1057:USS
1044:USS
1033:Albemarle
1031:CSS
1018:USS
1005:CSS
992:USS
979:USS
906:USS
893:CSS
880:USS
867:USS
854:CSS
841:USS
816:USS
791:CSS
778:USS
765:USS
742:Columbine
740:USS
693:Shawsheen
691:USS
678:CSS
665:USS
652:USS
641:Covington
639:USS
602:USS
589:USS
578:Bombshell
552:USS
527:USS
514:USS
503:Peterhoff
501:USS
476:USS
451:USS
438:USS
425:USS
400:USS
168:storeship
137:not known
129:not known
1525:Snaefell
1317:Carolina
1241:Savannah
1228:Isondiga
1176:Resolute
1059:Key West
994:Antelope
944:Adriatic
882:Tecumseh
869:Philippi
767:Lavender
554:Eastport
402:Iron Age
254:Angelina
184:Southern
150:Armament
97:556 tons
57:Acquired
1521:20 Oct:
1513:Eclipse
1508:20 Oct:
1495:Florida
1470:Eclipse
1427:24 Aug:
1414:13 Aug:
1401:14 Jul:
1363:10 May:
1350:17 Feb:
1305:Monarch
1300:c. Dec:
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1280:Rattler
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1223:21 Dec:
1215:Georgia
1210:21 Dec:
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1124:Florida
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1028:27 Oct:
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989:23 Sep:
964:c. Aug:
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916:11 Aug:
895:Phoenix
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826:27 Jun:
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793:Alabama
788:19 Jun:
780:Courier
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737:22 May:
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680:Roanoke
628:Grecian
624:30 Apr:
612:26 Apr:
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586:19 Apr:
574:18 Apr:
562:15 Apr:
549:15 Apr:
524:28 Mar:
516:Clifton
511:21 Mar:
486:27 Feb:
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461:17 Feb:
448:17 Feb:
410:15 Jan:
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389:Grafton
326:Courier
276:Bahamas
274:in the
268:Courier
258:Emeline
246:Courier
240:of the
226:Florida
214:Courier
199:Courier
188:gunboat
163:Courier
118:Draught
33:History
1561:1865 →
1554:← 1863
1490:7 Oct:
1478:5 Oct:
1465:1 Sep:
1457:Avalon
1453:1 Sep:
1445:Urgent
1432:Grille
1376:9 Jun:
1189:Bombay
1163:Otsego
1158:9 Dec:
1150:Bazely
1145:9 Dec:
1132:7 Dec:
1093:5 Nov:
1085:Undine
1080:4 Nov:
1067:4 Nov:
1054:4 Nov:
1041:4 Nov:
1015:7 Oct:
976:3 Sep:
968:Houqua
908:Violet
903:8 Aug:
890:7 Aug:
877:5 Aug:
864:5 Aug:
856:Gaines
851:5 Aug:
843:Undine
754:Daring
750:1 Jun:
688:7 May:
675:7 May:
662:6 May:
654:Signal
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636:5 May:
604:Petrel
537:1 Apr:
498:6 Mar:
478:Linden
435:2 Feb:
422:1 Feb:
385:3 Jan:
298:
166:was a
102:Length
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1482:Nubia
1325:Unkn:
1313:Unkn:
1267:Annie
1111:Tulip
1098:Spray
1072:Tawah
1046:Elfin
1020:Aster
616:Homer
134:Speed
1440:Aug:
1388:Jun:
566:Emma
311:here
256:and
161:USS
110:Beam
81:Fate
1579::
282:.
252:,
244:,
220:,
145:82
1502:)
1498:(
359:e
352:t
345:v
313:.
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