Fate
As a result, the Navy Department suspended completion of the ship 17 June 1865, and she was laid up at League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA, without any active service. Renamed Argos 15 June 1869, she was again renamed Koka 10 August that same year. She was broken up at Philadelphia, PA, 2 October 1874, by Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., Wilmington, DE, for use in the construction of the Amphitrite.
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