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USS Heliotrope

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and various types of supplies were captured or destroyed on this 2-day foray. The small gunboat continued her vital work of choking off
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succeeded in destroying railroad facilities, a large quantity of track, and a depot of army supplies.
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reported for her new duties early in February, and participated 6–8 March in a joint expedition up the
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supplies in the Potomac River area until mid-April, when she steamed for
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performed other services, such as towing and dispatch running.
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decommissioned 12 January 1865 and was sold 17 June to the
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American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States
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Department of the Treasury
steam engine
knots
steamer
Union Navy
American Civil War
New York City
New York Navy Yard
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Hampton Roads, Virginia
James River
Potomac Flotilla
Rappahannock River
Fredericksburg, Virginia
gunboats
Potomac River
Mattox Creek
schooners
Confederate
New York City
Department of the Treasury
Lighthouse Service
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
here
Categories
Ships of the Union Navy
Steamships of the United States Navy
Tugs of the United States Navy
Gunboats of the United States Navy

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