USS Whitehall (1850)
USS Whitehall (1850) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was assigned blockade duty; however, her condition was not always considered seaworthy, and she was plagued with condition problems.
Whitehall -- a side-wheel gunboat and converted ferry built in 1850 at Brooklyn, New York -- was purchased by the Navy there on 10 October 1861 and was commissioned soon thereafter at the New York Navy Yard, Acting Master Francis P. Allen in command.
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