USS Stars And Stripes (1861)
USS Stars and Stripes (1861) was a 407-ton steamer acquired by the U.S. Navy and put to use by the Union during the American Civil War.
Stars and Stripes served the Union Navy primarily as a screw gunboat, and as a tugboat when necessary, in the blockade of the rivers and ports of the Confederate States of America.
Read more about USS Stars And Stripes (1861): Purchased By The Union Navy in New York in 1861, Post-war Decommissioning, Subsequent Commercial Career
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