USS Wave (1863) - Argosy No. 2 Constructed in Pennsylvania, Renamed Wave

Argosy No. 2 Constructed in Pennsylvania, Renamed Wave

Argosy No. 2, a sidewheel steamboat built in 1863 at Monongahela, Pennsylvania, was acquired by the Navy on 14 November 1863, renamed Wave, and converted to a "tinclad" gunboat.

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