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USS Owasco

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heavy works. The following day New Orleans fell, depriving the South of its largest city and greatest industrial and commercial center. One of
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was one of seven steamers assigned to the flotilla to tow the schooners and help them navigate safely in the tricky currents of the
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from which they bombarded the Confederate cliffside batteries 28 June as Farragut raced under the Southern guns to join the
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3 October; but, on New Year’s day, was driven out of that port by Confederates in cotton clad steamers.
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The mortar flotilla had been established by the Navy to neutralize forts
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The new "ninety-day gunboat" departed New York 5 February and reached
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12 July 1865 and was sold at auction at New York 25 October 1865.
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After continuing blockade duty, she participated in the joint
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helped to tow the schooners up river to a position just below
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6 December 1861; and commissioned there 23 January 1862, Lt.
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When Farragut ascended the Mississippi for the second time,
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for Pass a L’Outre. En route, on 16 March, she captured
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from Havana. She continued to serve along the coast of
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led his deep draft vessels in a historic dash past the
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American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States
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19 April 1864, carrying cargo for Confederate General
718:List of steam gunboats of the United States Navy 393:participated in the bombardment and capture of 485:United States Army Center of Military History 8: 520:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 291:, 5 October 1861; delivered to the Navy at 531: 514:This article incorporates text from the 154:9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (max.) 468: 18: 42: 7: 747:Steamships of the United States Navy 742:Ships built in Mystic, Connecticut 408:3 November 1863. She captured the 14: 477:"Medal of Honor Recipients - A–L" 16:Gunboat of the United States Navy 507: 441: 325:laden with cotton and bound for 49: 43: 22: 487:. 26 June 2011. Archived from 1: 523:. The entry can be found 344:against attack from the sea. 306:, 10 days later where Comdr. 424:through the end of the war. 372:for his part in the battle. 778: 205:10 kn (11.5 mph) 715: 546: 449:American Civil War portal 134:158 ft (48 m) ( 93: 37: 21: 481:Medal of Honor Citations 385:Western Gunboat Flotilla 312:Ship Island, Mississippi 752:Unadilla-class gunboats 737:Ships of the Union Navy 364:sailors, Quartermaster 162:12 ft (3.7 m) 146:28 ft (8.5 m) 94:General characteristics 427:She decommissioned at 381:Vicksburg, Mississippi 342:New Orleans, Louisiana 235:2 × 24-pdr smoothbore 186:engines; single screw 89:Sold, 25 October 1865 273:. She was named for 491:on 2 September 2012 289:Mystic, Connecticut 429:New York Navy Yard 368:, was awarded the 293:New York Navy Yard 287:, was launched at 271:American Civil War 724: 723: 404:-Navy capture of 387:above Vicksburg. 350:Mississippi River 304:Key West, Florida 247: 246: 769: 532: 511: 510: 501: 500: 498: 496: 473: 451: 446: 445: 444: 395:Galveston, Texas 340:which protected 57: 54: 53: 52: 47: 26: 19: 777: 776: 772: 771: 770: 768: 767: 766: 727: 726: 725: 720: 711: 542: 540:-class gunboats 508: 505: 504: 494: 492: 475: 474: 470: 465: 447: 442: 440: 437: 308:David D. Porter 285:Charles Mallory 73:23 January 1862 55: 50: 48: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 775: 773: 765: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 729: 728: 722: 721: 716: 713: 712: 710: 709: 702: 695: 688: 681: 674: 667: 660: 653: 646: 639: 632: 625: 618: 611: 604: 597: 590: 583: 576: 569: 562: 555: 547: 544: 543: 535: 503: 502: 467: 466: 464: 461: 460: 459: 457:Union Blockade 453: 452: 436: 433: 370:Medal of Honor 366:Edward Farrell 354:David Farragut 265:built for the 245: 244: 243: 242: 236: 233: 224: 219: 215: 214: 211: 207: 206: 203: 199: 198: 192: 188: 187: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 152: 148: 147: 144: 140: 139: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 100: 99:Class and type 96: 95: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 79: 78:Decommissioned 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 65:5 October 1861 63: 59: 58: 40: 39: 35: 34: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 774: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 734: 732: 719: 714: 708: 707: 703: 701: 700: 696: 694: 693: 689: 687: 686: 682: 680: 679: 675: 673: 672: 668: 666: 665: 661: 659: 658: 654: 652: 651: 647: 645: 644: 640: 638: 637: 633: 631: 630: 626: 624: 623: 619: 617: 616: 612: 610: 609: 605: 603: 602: 598: 596: 595: 591: 589: 588: 584: 582: 581: 577: 575: 574: 570: 568: 567: 563: 561: 560: 556: 554: 553: 549: 548: 545: 541: 539: 533: 529: 528: 526: 521: 518: 517: 516:public domain 490: 486: 482: 478: 472: 469: 462: 458: 455: 454: 450: 439: 434: 432: 430: 425: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 406:Brazos, Texas 403: 398: 396: 392: 388: 386: 382: 378: 373: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 330: 328: 324: 320: 317: 313: 309: 305: 300: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 276: 272: 268: 264: 261: 259: 254: 253: 241: 240:Parrott rifle 237: 234: 232: 229: 225: 222: 221: 220: 217: 216: 212: 209: 208: 204: 201: 200: 197: 193: 190: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 166: 165: 161: 159:Depth of hold 158: 157: 153: 150: 149: 145: 142: 141: 137: 133: 130: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 114: 113: 110: 107: 105: 101: 98: 97: 92: 88: 85: 84: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 68: 64: 61: 60: 56:United States 46: 41: 36: 31: 25: 20: 705: 698: 691: 684: 677: 670: 663: 656: 649: 642: 635: 634: 628: 621: 614: 607: 600: 593: 586: 579: 572: 565: 558: 551: 537: 522: 513: 506: 493:. Retrieved 489:the original 480: 471: 426: 413: 399: 390: 389: 376: 374: 361: 345: 331: 322: 318: 301: 299:in command. 280: 279: 257: 251: 249: 248: 123:Tons burthen 115:Displacement 103: 81:12 July 1865 70:Commissioned 29: 706:Wissahickon 358:Confederate 283:, built by 275:Owasco Lake 269:during the 238:2 × 20-pdr 194:Two-masted 184:back-acting 182:horizontal 762:1861 ships 731:Categories 622:Marblehead 495:4 December 463:References 334:St. Philip 297:John Guest 267:Union Navy 231:smoothbore 226:1 × 11-in 210:Complement 167:Propulsion 650:Penobscot 552:Aroostook 412:schooner 323:President 316:schooners 223:Original: 191:Sail plan 178:by 18 in 136:waterline 692:Unadilla 664:Sagamore 608:Kennebec 601:Katahdin 566:Chippewa 538:Unadilla 435:See also 418:Magruder 362:Owasco's 258:Unadilla 228:Dahlgren 218:Armament 196:schooner 170:2 × 200 118:691 tons 104:Unadilla 62:Launched 643:Pembina 594:Kanawha 573:Chocura 410:English 338:Jackson 319:Eugenia 263:gunboat 109:gunboat 38:History 699:Winona 685:Tahoma 678:Seneca 671:Sciota 657:Pinola 636:Owasco 629:Ottawa 587:Itasca 559:Cayuga 512:  391:Owasco 377:Owasco 346:Owasco 327:Havana 281:Owasco 260:-class 255:was a 252:Owasco 180:stroke 174:30-in 131:Length 106:-class 32:, 1861 30:Owasco 615:Kineo 580:Huron 422:Texas 414:Fanny 202:Speed 151:Draft 525:here 497:2012 402:Army 336:and 321:and 250:USS 176:bore 143:Beam 86:Fate 28:USS 213:114 172:IHP 126:507 733:: 483:. 479:. 329:. 277:. 527:. 499:. 138:)

Index

USS Owasco, 1861
Union Navy Jack
Unadilla-class
gunboat
waterline
IHP
bore
stroke
back-acting
schooner
Dahlgren
smoothbore
Parrott rifle
Unadilla-class
gunboat
Union Navy
American Civil War
Owasco Lake
Charles Mallory
Mystic, Connecticut
New York Navy Yard
John Guest
Key West, Florida
David D. Porter
Ship Island, Mississippi
schooners
Havana
St. Philip
Jackson
New Orleans, Louisiana

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