U.S.S. Florida (1864)

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U.S.S. Florida (1864)
Builder: New York Navy Yard[1]
Ordered: c. July 1863[2]
Laid down: 3 Aug, 1863[3]
Launched: 15 Dec, 1864[4]
Commissioned: 17 Sep, 1867[5]
Sold: 27 Feb, 1885[6]
Fate: Broken up

U.S.S. Florida was one of two Wampanoag Class screw frigates completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

In 1876 she was described as serviceable but "will have to be repaired before going to sea."[7]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 57.
  2. Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 57.
  3. Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 57.
  4. Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 57.
  5. Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 57.
  6. Bauer and Roberts. Register of Ships. p. 57.
  7. SecNav's Annual Report, 1876. p. 28.

Bibliography


Wampanoag Class Screw Frigate
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