USS New London (1859) - Built in Connecticut in 1859

Built in Connecticut in 1859

New London was built at Mystic, Connecticut in 1859, purchased by the Navy at New York City on 26 August 1861; and commissioned at New York Navy Yard on 29 October 1861, Lt. Abner Read in command.

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