Powhatan (Side-wheel steamer)

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Dates:
Active 1854
Active 1855

Biographical notes:

U.S. naval vessel; launched 1850; saw action in the Civil War; after the war, used as a flagship in the South Pacific and Caribbean areas; scrapped in 1887.

From the description of Station book of the U.S.S. Powhatan, 1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 159939272

U.S. Navy vessel, out of New York Naval Shipyard, on a survey voyage to Hong Kong and Shanghai.

From the description of Log/journal, 1854-1855. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013353

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Subjects:

  • Sailors
  • Voyages and travels

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Places:

  • Shanghai (China) (as recorded)
  • Hong Kong (China) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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