Built in Pennsylvania in 1862
Curlew, a stern-wheel steamer, was built in 1862 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Florence; purchased by the United States Navy on 17 December 1862; converted to a light-draft gunboat and renamed Curlew; and commissioned 16 February 1863, acting Master G. Hentig in command. She was named for the curlew, a large bird having long legs and a long, slender, downward-curved bill.
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