Built in New York City in 1862
Ta-Kiang (sometimes spelled Takiang and meaning “big river” in Chinese) -- an oak-hulled, screw steamer built in 1862 at New York City by the shipbuilding firm of Rosevelt and Joyce -- was active in the China trade, probably under the British flag to avoid being molested by Confederate raiders and cruisers.
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