Constructed in New Jersey As Wamsutta
Wamsutta -- a screw steamer built in 1853 at Hoboken, New Jersey -- was purchased by the Union Navy on 20 September 1861 at New York City from H. Haldrege; and commissioned on 14 March 1862, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant William L. Stone in command.
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