USS Isaac Smith was a screw steamer acquired by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy to patrol navigable...
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Isaac W. Smith (surveyor) (1826–1897), American soldier and surveyor USS Isaac Smith, a merchant steamboat built in 1861 that served as a Union Navy gunboat...
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1921 USS Smith (DD-378), a Mahan-class destroyer, launched 1936; decommissioned 1946; sold 1947 USS Smith Thompson USS Dan Smith USS Isaac Smith USS Robert...
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Jan: USS Westfield 11 Jan: USS Hatteras 14 Jan: USS Columbia 15 Jan: CSS J. A. Cotton 17 Jan: USS Columbia 23 Jan: USS Morning Light 30 Jan: USS Isaac Smith...
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USS Mississippi, a paddle frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to bear that name. She was named for the Mississippi River. Her sister...
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American Civil War, a Confederate force captured the Union steamer USS Isaac Smith in which 8 men died and a further 17 were wounded in crossfire. John...
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USS Alligator, the fourth United States Navy ship of that name, is the first known U.S. Navy submarine, and was active during the American Civil War (the...
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USS Choctaw was a large (1,004-ton) steamer built for the merchant service, but acquired by the Union Navy during the second year of the American Civil...
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ships. According to Coast Guard historian Captain Commandant Horatio Davis Smith, USRCS, Ret; Second Lieutenant Daniel Thompkins fired the first naval shot...
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The first USS Weehawken was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named after Weehawken, New...
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The USS Queen of the West was a sidewheel steamer ram ship and the flagship of the United States Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade. It was...
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USS Sumpter was a steamship in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Sumpter or Sumter, ex-Atlanta, ex-Parker Vein, was built in 1853...
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honor of Isaac Hull, including: USS Commodore Hull, USS Hull (DD-7), USS Hull (DD-330), USS Hull (DD-350), and USS Hull (DD-945). The Commodore Isaac Hull...
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transferred to the quartermaster's department. Smalls was pilot of the USS Isaac Smith, later recommissioned in the Confederate Navy the Stono in the expedition...
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decoration-the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving on the USS Isaac Smith in an engagement with Confederate forces on the Stono River in South...
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The first USS Wyoming of the United States Navy was a wooden-hulled screw sloop that fought on the Union side during the American Civil War. Sent to the...
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USS Ironwood (YN-67) USS Iroquois (1859, AT-46) USS Irwin (DD-794) USS Isaac N. Seymour (1860) USS Isaac Smith (1851) USS Isabel (SP-521/PY-10) USS Isabela...
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Governor sank during the storm, but in a daring rescue by the USS Isaac Smith and the USS Sabine, all but seven of the nearly 700 men were saved before...
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USS Westfield was a sidewheel steam ferryboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Westfield was purchased by the Navy from Cornelius...
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The first USS Hatteras was a 1,126-ton iron-hulled steamer purchased by the Union Navy at the beginning of the American Civil War. She was outfitted as...
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on board the U.S.S. Isaac Smith, Stono River, 30 January 1863. While reconnoitering on the Stono River on this date the U.S.S. Isaac Smith became trapped...
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Jan: USS Westfield 11 Jan: USS Hatteras 14 Jan: USS Columbia 15 Jan: CSS J. A. Cotton 17 Jan: USS Columbia 23 Jan: USS Morning Light 30 Jan: USS Isaac Smith...
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other warships followed, which had also pursued Chesapeake: USS Acacia, USS Cornubia, and USS Niagara. News of the capture and the fact that Maritimers...
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After she ran fast aground on the Ogeechee River, Georgia, the monitor USS Montauk destroyed her with shell fire from 11-inch (279-mm) and 15-inch (381-mm)...
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The first USS Bainbridge was a brig in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Commodore William Bainbridge, U.S. Naval...
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USS Sciota was a Unadilla-class gunboat built on behalf of the United States Navy for service during the Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat, with...
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USS Keokuk was an experimental ironclad screw steamer of the United States Navy named for the city of Keokuk, Iowa. She was laid down in New York City...
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Smith, sensing a prestigious new customer for his own company, agreed to lend Archimedes to Brunel for extended tests. Over several months, Smith and...
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undersea warfare. She was the first combat submarine to sink a warship (USS Housatonic), although Hunley was not completely submerged and, following...
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continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. When federal Lieutenant Commander Watson Smith tried to lead two ironclads and five smaller vessels through the Yazoo Pass...
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