USS Mahaska (1861)
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uss-mahaska-1861-201-12455684
title:
USS Mahaska (1861)
text:
The first USS Mahaska was a wooden, double-ender, sidewheel steamer of the third rate in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Ioway Chief Mahaska. Mahaska was built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, for $130,001.68; launched 10 December 1861 and commissioned 5 May 1862, Lt. Norman H. Farquhar in command. Mahaska sailed from Portsmouth 15 May 1862, reporting shortly thereafter for duty in the rivers flowing into Chesapeake Bay. On 20 June she engaged
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Gunboat of the United States Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mahaska_(1861)
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date modified:
2023-07-07T15:46:44Z
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13
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