- USS Iuka (1864)
USS "Iuka" (1864) was a steamer acquired by the
Union Navy during theAmerican Civil War . She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries."Iuka" was purchased as "Commodore"
8 March 1864 from George Griswold ofNew York City . She prepared for service at theNew York Navy Yard and commissioned23 May 1864 , Acting Volunteer Lt. W. C. Rogers in command.Assigned to the East Gulf Blockade
Departing New York City
7 June , "Iuka" joined theEast Gulf Blockading Squadron atKey West, Florida . For the remainder of the war she performed blockade duty cruising in theGulf of Mexico . This service was briefly interrupted in October1864 when "Iuka" escorted a prize steamer from Key West toBoston, Massachusetts , and then returned to the Gulf.On
31 March 1865 she captured the English schooner "Comus" sailing fromSaint Mark's, Florida , toHavana, Cuba , with a cargo ofcontraband cotton .Post-war decommissioning and sale
After the war "Iuka" departed Key West
2 June 1865 and reached Boston12 June . She decommissioned there22 June and was sold at public auction to Arthur Leary1 August 1865 .References
See also
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United States Navy
*American Civil War External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/i3/iuka-i.htm USS Iuka]
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