USS Iron Age (1862)
USS Iron Age (1862) was a steamer 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.
Iron Age was built at Kennebunk, Maine, in 1862; then purchased by the Navy at Boston, Massachusetts, 28 April 1863 and commissioned 25 June 1863, Lt. Comdr. E. E. Stone in command.
Read more about USS Iron Age (1862): Iron Age Searches For The CSS Tacony, Assigned To The North Atlantic Blockade, Destroying Valuable Confederate Salt Works, Wreck of The USS Iron Age
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