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81Edwin T. Woodward — (March 8, 1843 ndash; February 22, 1894), was a naval officer during and after the American Civil War.Civil WarWoodward was born in Castleton, Vermont, the son of Edwin C. and Charlotte (Barney) Woodward. He received an appointment to the United… …
82SS Connemara — The SS Connemara was a twin screw steamer, 272 feet long, 35 broad and 14 deep with a gross tonnage of 1106. She was sunk on the night of 3 November 1916 at the entrance to Carlingford Lough, Louth, Ireland after being hit amidships by the… …
83Ship prefix — A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship. Prefixes for civilian vessels may either identify the type of propulsion, such as SS for steamship, or purpose, such as RV… …
84Toronto Ferry Company — The Toronto Ferry Company was formed from the merge of John Doty Engine Ferry Company with A.J. Tymon s Island Ferry Company , two of Toronto s early ferry operators to Toronto Islands in 1890. The company s ferry license and ships was later… …
85USS Albatross (1858) — was a screw steamer rigged as a three masted schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat with heavy guns and used in the Union blockade of the waterways of the Confederate… …
86USS Pocahontas (1852) — USS Pocahontas , a screw steamer built at Medford, Massachusetts in 1852 as City of Boston , and purchased by the Navy at Boston, Massachusetts 20 March 1855, was the first United States Navy ship to be named for Pocahontas, the Algonquian wife… …
87USS Niphon (1863) — was a steam operated vessel acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Niphon , a wooden and iron… …
88USS Albatross (1882) — The second USS Albatross was an iron hulled, twin screw steamer in the United States Navy and reputedly the first vessel ever built especially for marine research. Albatross was laid down at Wilmington, Delaware, by Pusey and Jones in March 1882; …
89USS South Carolina (1860) — was a steamer used by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Post war she was converted into a… …
90USS Valley City (1859) — was a 190 ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy for service in the American Civil War. Valley City was outfitted as a gunship and served blockade duty as well as performing surveillance duty. Constructed at Philadelphia in 1859 Valley City a… …
