Wednesday, February 16, 2022

USS Emma (1863)

From Wikipedia.

Since I have been writing a lot about this ship while under the command of Thomas C. Dunn, I figured I might as well take a look at the ship's history.

USS EMMA (1863)

The first USS Emma in the Navy was a blockade running steamer captured by the Navy.

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 

LAUNCHED:   24 November 1862

CAPTURED:  24 July 1863

ACQUIRED:  30 September 18634 

COMMISSIONED:   4 November 1863

DECOMMISSIONED:  30 August 1865

STRICKEN:  Sometime in 1865

FATE:  Sold 1 November 1865

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And, there was one other USS Emma in U.S. Navy service.

--Old B-Runner


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