USS Wyandank (1847)
USS Wyandank (1847) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a storeship and as a barracks ship in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
.jpg.webp) The war in Virginia; The U.S. steamer Wyandank, dismounting and removing guns from the Rebel batteries at Cockpit Point, on the Potomac River, March 11, 1862 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1847 |
| Acquired | 12 September 1861 |
| In service | 1861 |
| Out of service | circa 1879 |
| Stricken | 1879 (est.) |
| Fate | broken up, 1879 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 400 tons |
| Length | 132' 5" |
| Beam | 31' 5" |
| Draught | depth of hold 10' 10" |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | not known |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament | two 12-pounder guns |
| Armour | wood |
Wyandank constructed in New York City in 1847
Wyandank—a wooden-hulled, sidewheel ferryboat built at New York City in 1847 and sometimes documented as Wyandanck—was acquired by the Union Navy on 12 September 1861 from the Union Ferry Co. of Brooklyn, New York.
Participation in the American Civil War operations
Wyandank was used during the Civil War as storeship for the Potomac Flotilla.
Post-war service as a barracks ship
After hostilities ended, Wyandank served at Annapolis, Maryland, into the 1870s as a floating barracks for United States Marines assigned to the United States Naval Academy.
End-of-service fate
She was broken up there in 1879.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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