Built in New York in 1860
R. R. Cuyler was built in 1860 by Samuel Sneeden of New York for H. B. Cromwell & Company, served on that company's New York, Havana, and New Orleans line until laid up in March 1861 at the start of the American Civil War.
Then chartered by the War Department, she transported New York State militiamen to Washington, D. C. and returned to New York where she was acquired by the navy in May 1861, although not formally purchased until August.
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