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The ship made a fast passage of less than four days from Havana to New York in April 1860, at an average speed of around 14 mph. By this time she had already earned a reputation as a "fast and popular steamship". Another fast run, again at an average speed of about 14 mph, was made in June
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was resold to her original owners, now known as
Livingston, Fox & Co. After a thorough reconditioning, she was returned to service as a commercial steamship, operating on her old route between New York and New Orleans with a port of call at Havana. She maintained a monthly service on this route
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in the hopes of averting a retaliatory bombardment of the town, particularly as the
Americans feared such an act would provoke widespread unrest and attacks on foreigners throughout Haiti. These talks failed and on 9 November, the British squadron bombarded the town in conjunction with an attack by
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became one of the last steamships to engage in trade between the North and the breakaway
Southern states when she departed New York for New Orleans on 23 April 1861, eleven days after the outbreak of the Civil War. The Confederacy however missed the opportunity to seize the vessel, and she returned
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and sundries. After travelling only 27 miles (43 km), a fire broke out onboard and the steamer was beached at McCalls Flat, where she burned to the waterline. The ship and cargo, with a combined value of $ 250,000, were deemed "almost a total loss".
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continued to serve with the Navy, mostly in South
American waters, until resold to her original owners in 1868 for resumption of service as a passenger ship. She caught fire and was burned to the waterline in December 1870.
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s sailors and carpenters spent the next ten days pumping water and repairing the hull. On 5 December, the steamer sailed north with the Danish
Commissioner on board and the ship arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, on the 17th.
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claims. The controversy was resolved later in the month when Rear
Admiral Bailey and Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, commander of the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, agreed to split prize shares.
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conducted a cruise to New
Orleans in May and June, putting in at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 21 June. She stood down on the Delaware River five weeks later, this time sailing to Mexico. Off
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swept the steamer from her moorings and threw the ship onto a wharf. Luckily, the next wave lifted the ship and carried her back to deep water. With her bottom damaged and leaking badly,
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boats did take off the sick and wounded. Following a boiler explosion, and unable to get off the reef, the
British blew up their warship and withdrew from the harbor in their boats.
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supplies. She remained there until early July, when she made a quick run up the
Mississippi River, carrying letters and passengers to the warships participating in the siege of
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and was forced to return to dock for repairs. On 31 December, she set out for New York again, with a cargo of 988 bales of cotton, 200 hogsheads of sugar, 1000 barrels of
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of New York. The engine, which drove a pair of 30-foot sidewheels, was capable of delivering up to 14 mph (12 knots)—a good speed for the time, which would soon make
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returned to the West Indies in June, arriving at Port-au-Prince on the 19th. The steamer also patrolled in the Gulf of Mexico, with an eye on the unsettled conditions in
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Livingston, Crocheron & Co., which ran a line of passenger steamships between New York and New Orleans. At 1,675 tons and 253 feet (77 m) in length,
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on 5 February. The "Anglo-rebel" steamer had loaded arms, ammunition and 100 barrels of gunpowder at Havana in late 1863 and was trying to slip into Mobile when taken.
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an advantage over her mainly sail-powered prey. Cmdr. Walker's first month in the region began poorly, however, when his ship collided with the French war steamer
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continued her patrols in the Gulf of Mexico into the month of August, braving the sweltering heat to board and inspect coastal and seaborne traffic. The steamer
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and she returned to New Orleans, Louisiana, for temporary repairs in early October. A backlog of work and lack of funds forced Rear Adm. David Farragut to send
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was of a mundane character—for example, reports of activity on the Havana sugar market—but sometimes it was of more interest. In October 1860 for instance,
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made one further voyage to Havana in June. On 21 August 1861, she was purchased by the U.S. Navy for the sum of $ 161,250 for conversion into a gunboat.
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in mid-March. A month later, she was back in Key West for coaling and repairs before returning to her familiar hunting grounds southeast of Mobile Bay.
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was taken the next day for the same reason. During this month, wear and tear on the steamer's boilers began to show and, despite attempts at repair,
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President Geffrard's forces. With the defensive works destroyed and the town falling to government forces, the rebel leaders took refuge on
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departed New York for Havana once again, but on this occasion it was "not considered prudent" for the ship to continue on to New Orleans.
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could not immediately move, but Capt. Walker did send his boats ashore to take off foreigners. A short while later, Captain Wake in HMS
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steadily lost speed. On 12 September, following a nine-hour chase under steam and sail, the Union ship finally took the blockade runner
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proceeded to Havana in late February, for dry docking and repairs to her hull, before taking up a patrol station off the east coast of
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steamed to that port to safeguard Americans residing in that area. On 19 October, following a confrontation between the rebel steamer
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boats could board, however, the enemy steamer's crew set fires and abandoned ship, sinking what turned out to be Confederate steamer
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on 28 August, and then proceeded to the New York Navy Yard in early September. There she was decommissioned on 11 September 1868.
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only on 18 November. Two months of repair work followed, during which time Cmdr. Walker was promoted to captain. At this time,
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came under the command of the Western Blockading Squadron at that time, although she did not change her patrol station at
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was recommissioned at Baltimore on 12 August 1865, with Captain Walker placed back in command. The steamer stood out for
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in late February, the Gulf Blockading Squadron was split into parts, the Eastern and Western Gulf Blockading Squadrons.
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pursued the smoke of an unknown steamer and, after an 18-hour chase, forced her to stop in open water well south of
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returned to Cape Haiten to keep an eye on events until 13 December when she sailed for home, arriving in
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a favorite with the travelling public and which would later prove invaluable for pursuing
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continued her fast pace of operations the next day, capturing schooner
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1884:, Volume 4, Nos. 61 to 85 inclusive, p. 478, C. Wendell, Albany
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independently chased a second steamer, Capt. Walker closed and took
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was fitted out for naval service, including the installation of a
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patrolled off Mobile Bay, where she chased and captured steamer
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on 28 January 1862. Cmdr. Walker's crew discovered 8 barrels of
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asked for towing assistance, which Capt. Walker denied, though
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was seized on 16 August, as she had no papers, and the steamer
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The steamer put to sea on 19 November with ordnance stores for
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between New York and New Orleans, with an intermediate stop at
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See the Eric Heyl watercolor at the Naval Historical Center's
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Charles Morgan and the Development of Southern Transportation
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in mind of "a voracious aquatic bird", led to a dispute over
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on 19 May before finally returning to Key West for repairs.
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continued the run of good luck, seizing the British schooner
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was disabled and thus needed a tow into the Union anchorage.
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also served as a mobile storeship, carrying extra bread and
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After completing more substantial repairs over the winter,
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and the steamer was sent north in early June, arriving at
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before the other Union ship could do so. Those actions by
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and eight 32-pound guns. She was then commissioned as USS
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and destroyed many buildings ashore. Being in cold iron,
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s battery was also changed, to one 11-inch (280 mm)
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on 3 February 1863 and, after stops at Havana, Cuba and
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1891:, Volume 1, p. 129, Eric Heyl, Buffalo, New York
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cleared New Orleans for New York but collided with a
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raged against the French occupation of the country.
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561:during the Civil War. The ship had a single, raked
1042:spotted a steamer and closed and took the steamer
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382:2 × 30-ft diameter sidewheels; auxiliary sails
49:, in 1868. The original print is mounted on a
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1914:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1759:"News From Havana - Arrival of the De Soto"
1636:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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445:sidewheel steamship that saw service as a
304:Purchased from U.S. Navy 30 September 1868
1960:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1867
972:, the warship then captured the schooner
965:en route from Havana, Cuba to Matamoras.
595:In addition to her passengers and cargo,
1908:This article incorporates text from the
1829:for "steamer De Soto" from 1868 to 1870.
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534:was powered by a 65-inch (170 cm)
296:New York–Havana–New Orleans
1743:"From Havana - Arrival Of The De Soto"
611:of an illegal slave ship carrying 800
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1845:, 1871-01-04 (subscription required).
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1896:History of American Steam Navigation
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1030:luck held and she captured schooner
826:sailed southeast along the coast of
2337:Maritime incidents in November 1867
1803:"The Bombardment of Cape Haytien".
1898:, W. F. Sametz & Co., New York
1219:At this time, "revolutionists" in
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414:1861: 8 × 32-pdr guns; 1 × 30-pdr
328:Destroyed by fire 31 December 1870
97:(1496-1524), Spanish explorer and
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968:Patrolling north and west of the
719:In spite of this initial mishap,
680:, after 11 December. Joining the
636:American Civil War, 1861–65
573:Commercial service, 1859–61
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1894:Morrison, John Harrison (1903):
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908:Eastern Gulf Blockading Squadron
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2342:Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea
810:operations through the spring,
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237:12 Aug 1865 – 11 Sep 1868
108:Livingston, Crocheron & Co.
1403:, for repairs in mid-October.
1066:. Later that same evening, as
1026:Returning to sea in mid-June,
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1878:, Vanderbilt University Press
1676:"Movements Of Ocean Steamers"
1322:Captain (later Rear Admiral)
976:on 14 May. Three days later,
657:consisting of one 30-pounder
607:reported the interception at
1314:Later South American service
1167:crew began coming down with
1133:Northeast Providence Channel
753:and 198 cases of gunpowder,
1874:Baughman, James P. (1968):
806:. As the steamer continued
777:Western Blockading Squadron
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1827:Google News Archive search
1695:Google News Archive search
1489:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1413:St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
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1843:The Atlanta Constitution
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682:Gulf Blockading Squadron
641:Gulf Blockading Squadron
234:1861 – 16 Jun 1864
224:Purchased 21 August 1861
2327:Ships of the Union Navy
1889:Early American Steamers
1504:for another two years.
1427:, was there as part of
1421:and screw sloop-of-war
1196:North Atlantic Squadron
941:, sixteen hours out of
538:, 11-foot (3.4 m)
501:Construction and design
492:In the postwar period,
365:16 ft (4.9 m)
349:253 ft (77 m)
333:General characteristics
1499:On 30 September 1868,
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867:Philadelphia Navy Yard
820:Vicksburg, Mississippi
357:38 ft (12 m)
247:Sold 30 September 1868
1507:On 25 December 1870,
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700:and steam power gave
672:, and vessels in the
670:Fort Pickens, Florida
549:engine, built by the
510:Lawrence & Foulks
145:Lawrence & Foulks
2018:William Bell, No. 24
1348:Washington Navy Yard
1281:before putting into
842:at the mouth of the
804:Barataria, Louisiana
1994:Duchess of Portland
1887:Heyl, Eric (1953):
1859:Lyons Weekly Mirror
1461:Final naval mission
992:beneath the waves.
910:under Rear Admiral
609:Sierra Morena, Cuba
1779:The New York Times
1763:The New York Times
1747:The New York Times
1731:The New York Times
1715:The New York Times
1681:The New York Times
1552:The New York Times
1436:Danish West Indies
1429:Secretary of State
1401:Pensacola, Florida
1334:Three days later,
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1225:President Geffrard
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1007:The screw steamer
781:Upon Rear Admiral
647:New York Navy Yard
514:Brooklyn, New York
454:American Civil War
441:was a fast wooden-
420:1863: 1 × 11-inch
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1711:"News Of The Day"
1653:Baughman, p. 244.
1572:Morrison, p. 456.
1432:William H. Seward
1397:Vera Cruz, Mexico
1389:Norfolk Navy Yard
1330:from 1866 to 1868
1205:Norfolk, Virginia
1129:Gustavus H. Scott
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783:David G. Farragut
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1855:"The South"
1839:"Louisiana"
1487:steamed to
1424:Monongahela
1418:Susquehanna
1229:Cap-Haïtien
1209:West Indies
1177:quarantined
935:Jane Adelie
882:smoothbores
832:Sabine Pass
789:, in steam
592:following.
476:Confederate
468:New Orleans
452:during the
426:smoothbores
392:14 mph (12
135:New Orleans
47:Puerto Rico
21:USS De Soto
2317:1859 ships
2311:Categories
2066:Sacramento
1968:Shipwrecks
1664:photo page
1524:References
1469:sailed to
1365:, where a
1326:commanded
1253:Royal Navy
1145:Cumberland
1110:Montgomery
1032:Lady Maria
982:Mobile Bay
844:Rio Grande
728:bluejacket
563:smokestack
401:Complement
370:Propulsion
341:1,675 tons
309:In service
168:In service
2269:HMS
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2237:USS
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2211:HMS
2200:Guerrière
2174:HMS
2006:Gibraltar
1805:The Times
1793:, p. 478.
1791:Documents
1471:Venezuela
1269:De Soto's
1257:Valorogue
1245:Consulate
1237:Valorogue
1185:Baltimore
1165:De Soto's
1118:Leviathan
1053:Aroostook
1036:Tampa Bay
1034:north of
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1009:USS
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984:. Before
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751:gunpowder
747:Louisiana
447:U.S. Navy
189:U.S. Navy
160:Completed
2188:Couronne
2150:Antelope
1517:molasses
1342:and the
1239:and HMS
974:Sea Bird
970:Tortugas
878:Dahlgren
816:ordnance
808:blockade
795:Hartford
755:nitrates
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464:New York
422:Dahlgren
409:Armament
301:Acquired
221:Acquired
187:Sold to
152:Launched
127:New York
91:Namesake
2258:Euryale
2254:22 Dec:
2239:De Soto
2234:18 Nov:
2221:27 Oct:
2213:Malacca
2208:16 Sep:
2196:30 Aug:
2171:13 Feb:
2134:13 Nov:
2122:c. Oct:
2114:El Rayo
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1479:Curaçao
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1451:De Soto
1447:tsunami
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1409:Florida
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1291:Galatea
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1279:Jamaica
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1181:De Soto
1153:Florida
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1141:De Soto
1137:Bahamas
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1094:De Soto
1084:Ossipee
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1016:Ossipee
1011:Ossipee
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978:De Soto
963:Clarita
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931:De Soto
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922:Alabama
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645:At the
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480:De Soto
478:ports.
472:De Soto
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450:gunboat
438:De Soto
362:Draught
271:De Soto
215:De Soto
141:Builder
133:–
129:–
85:De Soto
61:History
39:De Soto
2295:1868 →
2288:← 1866
2184:1 Mar:
2126:Amazon
2090:Aeolus
2038:1 Apr:
2014:4 Mar:
1977:6 Feb:
1906:
1363:Mexico
1231:, and
947:cotton
939:Bright
834:, the
761:, and
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732:lugger
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346:Length
131:Havana
2176:Dryad
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2030:Rover
1980:RNLB
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389:Speed
293:Route
277:Owner
123:Route
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1070:and
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990:Cuba
953:and
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920:CSS
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767:Star
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466:and
436:USS
375:1 ×
354:Beam
325:Fate
312:1868
266:Name
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213:USS
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184:Fate
163:1859
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