USS Oriole (1864)
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uss-oriole-1864-301-2580847
title:
USS Oriole (1864)
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The first USS Oriole was a sternwheel river steamship in the Union Navy. She was named after the bird, the oriole. Oriole was acquired as the Florence Miller from John Swassey & Co. at Cincinnati, Ohio on 7 December 1864; converted to a sternwheel gunboat by Mr. Joseph Brown at Mound City, Illinois; and commissioned as Oriole on 22 March 1865, Acting Master Edward Alford in command. Assigned to the Mississippi River Squadron on 3 February 1865 while still named Florence Miller, Oriole departed M
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Gunboat of the United States Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oriole_(1864)
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2024-01-18T07:15:12Z
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