Sold in June 1869, she was extensively rebuilt for merchant employment and renamed Tennessee. The ship had only a short civilian career, as she was destroyed by fire near Little River, North Carolina, on 29 June 1870.
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Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Muscoota
Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Tennessee
muscoota, 1370, mohongo, class, iron, double, ender, steam, gunboat, united, states, navy, during, american, civil, watercolor, erik, heylhistory, united, states, name, buildergreenpoint, york, commissionedjanuary, 1865, fatesold, into, merchant, service, june. USS Muscoota was a 1370 ton Mohongo class iron double ender steam gunboat of the United States Navy during the American Civil War USS Muscoota watercolor by Erik HeylHistory United States NameUSS Muscoota BuilderGreenpoint New York CommissionedJanuary 1865 FateSold into merchant service June 1869 Destroyed by fire 29 June 1870 General characteristics TypeIron side wheel steam gunboat Tonnage1 370 long tons 1 392 t The ship was built at Greenpoint New York and commissioned in January 1865 She was at Norfolk Virginia in May 1865 when ordered to Key West as part of an effort to prevent Confederate President Jefferson Davis escaping abroad Muscoota remained in the Gulf of Mexico area at least until August 1866 when she was sent north in response to a serious outbreak of yellow fever among her crew George Westinghouse future inventor and businessman served aboard the warship as an engineer SS Tennessee formerly USS Muscoota is not the SS Republic Sold in June 1869 she was extensively rebuilt for merchant employment and renamed Tennessee The ship had only a short civilian career as she was destroyed by fire near Little River North Carolina on 29 June 1870 References editNaval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images USS Muscoota Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images USS Tennessee Image here https www ibiblio org hyperwar OnlineLibrary photos images h63000 h63884 jpg This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships nbsp nbsp This article about a specific ship related to the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Muscoota amp oldid 1190110268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,