From Wikipedia.
Not much in Wiki about the CSS Arctic, but a lot about the USS Arctic.
Steamer 125 tons, 172 feet long, 24 foot beam and mounted one 12-pdr. cannon.In the U.S. Navy 1855-1856 and 1858-1859. Also a U.S. Coast Survey ship and lightship for the U.S. Lighthouse Board from 1859-1879.
Constructed by the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1855 and commissioned for the purpose of rescuing the Arctic Expedition of Elisha K. Kane. It put to sea with the USS Release on 4 June 1855 and found Kane and his men at Diska Island in Baffin Bay on the west coast of Greenland. They had survived and 84-day journey across pack ice and open water in open boats.
The two ships returned to the U.S. in Autumn 1855.
--Old B-Runner
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Friday, January 8, 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016
CSS Arctic-- Part 4: Looking for Arctic Explorer John Franklin
Continued from December 24, 2015.
There is some confusion as to whether the CSS Arctic was the USS Arctic, a lightship.
In 1854, the U.S. Navy authorized a search mission for the Franklin. A strong, stout ship was needed which could be modified for use in far north waters. They found a lightship under construction in Philadelphia and believed it was just what they needed. They named it the USS Arctic.
The engines were intended for a tugboat and sheet iron was placed on the hull for protection against ice. (This could be a reason why some sources list the CSS Arctic as an ironclad.)
The Kane Mission returned without find the Franklin and the USS Arctic was laid up. It was then fitted out for cable laying and coastal survey work.
--Old B-Runner
There is some confusion as to whether the CSS Arctic was the USS Arctic, a lightship.
In 1854, the U.S. Navy authorized a search mission for the Franklin. A strong, stout ship was needed which could be modified for use in far north waters. They found a lightship under construction in Philadelphia and believed it was just what they needed. They named it the USS Arctic.
The engines were intended for a tugboat and sheet iron was placed on the hull for protection against ice. (This could be a reason why some sources list the CSS Arctic as an ironclad.)
The Kane Mission returned without find the Franklin and the USS Arctic was laid up. It was then fitted out for cable laying and coastal survey work.
--Old B-Runner
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