USS Cimarron (1862-1865)
USS Cimarron, an 860-ton side-wheel "double-ender" gunboat, was built at Bordentown, New Jersey. Commissioned in July 1862, she operated on the James River, Virginia, during July-September 1862, supporting the Army in the area and several times engaging Confederate forces.
Cimarron next joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, her assignment for the rest of the Civil War. She was active along the coasts and rivers of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, participating in the blockade of the Confederacy and engaging enemy positions ashore. She took part in attacks on fortifications at St. John's River, Florida, in September 1862, Charleston, South Carolina, in August 1863, and in the Stono River, S.C., in February 1864.
As a blockader, she captured three prizes, including the steamer Jupiter on 13 September 1863.
Cimarron decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in August 1865 and was sold the following November.
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Photo #: NH 61485
USS Cimarron (1862-1865)
Contemporary lithograph, depicting her in heavy seas off Cape Hatteras, during the Civil War.
Courtesy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 61486
USS Cimarron (1862-1865)
Contemporary lithograph, depicting her off Charleston, South Carolina, during the Civil War.
Courtesy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 83KB; 680 x 620 pixels |
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Comments (2)
Bob-RJ Burkhart said
at 10:42 pm on May 21, 2017
NHHC: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships.html
Bob-RJ Burkhart said
at 10:40 pm on May 21, 2017
Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cimarron_(AO-22)#Vietnam_War
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