Change of Name To USS Mount Washington
In this area for the remainder of 1861, Mount Vernon changed her name to Mount Washington 4 November 1861 to prevent confusion. She carried provisions for the squadron in 1862, arriving Norfolk, Virginia, from Washington, D.C., 12 July with ordnance stores. She towed USS Passaic to Hampton Roads, Virginia, 24 December 1862.
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