USS Meteor (1863)
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uss-meteor-1863-295-15864799
title:
USS Meteor (1863)
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USS Meteor was a gunboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She carried heavy artillery and became part of the sea blockade of waterways of the breakaway Confederate States of America. The second ship to be named Meteor by the Union Navy, Tinclad No. 44, an armored wooden side wheel gunboat, was built as Scioto at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1863; acquired by the Navy there in late December 1863; renamed Meteor on the 21st; formally purchased from Washington Houshell 23 January 1
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Gunboat of the United States Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Meteor_(1863)
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2022-09-01T14:55:59Z
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