All things dealing with the Civil War Navies and actions along the coasts and rivers and against forts. Emphasis will be placed on Fort Fisher and all operations around Wilmington, NC. And, of course, the Blockade and Running the Blockade.
Monday, May 21, 2018
Some More on the USS Canandaigua
** Edward Gabriel Andre Barrett commanded the USS Canandaigua after the war.
** Canadaigua is a town in New York. County seat of Ontario County. Near Lake Ontario and southeast of Rochester. There is also a Lake Canandaigua.
** The USS Canandaigua was a sloop of war that only held the name USS Detroit from May 15 to August 10, 1869. The ship was a mis-naming during a massive renaming exercise by the U.S. Navy.
** A new USS Detroit was christened and launched October 18, 2014.
--Old B-Runnert
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