Commissioned in Philadelphia in 1864
Arethusa — a small screw steamer built in 1864 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Wabask — was purchased there by the Navy from Messrs. S. and J. M. Flanagan on 1 July 1864; and was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 29 July 1864, Acting Ensign John V. Cook in command.
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