Commissioned in 1861 At The Boston Navy Yard
Young Rover, a bark with auxiliary steam propulsion, was purchased by the Navy at Boston, Massachusetts, on 27 July 1861; converted to naval service at the Boston Navy Yard; and commissioned there on 10 September 1861, Acting Master I. B. Studley in command.
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