USS Lafayette (1848)
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uss-lafayette-1848-268-11805465
title:
USS Lafayette (1848)
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The first USS Lafayette was a side wheel steamer, converted to an ironclad ram, in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Lafayette was built at St. Louis, Missouri, in 1848 as Aleck Scott. She was purchased by the War Department as Fort Henry on 18 May 1862 for use in the western flotilla. She was converted to an ironclad ram at St. Louis by Edward Hartt. Renamed Lafayette on 8 September 1862, she was transferred to the Navy with the entire western flotilla by executive order on
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Side wheel steamer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lafayette_(1848)
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2024-01-01T14:06:11Z
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