Powhatan (Side-wheel steamer)

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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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referencedIn Mervine, Charles R. Diary, 1862-1864. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Broadside announcing a performance on board Matthew C. Perry's ship Powhatan, 1854 Apr. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Imorde, Frederick. Rogers, Imorde, and Dulany papers, 1800-1856. Maryland historical society
creatorOf Powhatan (Side-wheel steamer). Station book of the U.S.S. Powhatan, 1863. New London County Historical Society
referencedIn Martin, Ernest D. Letter, May 30 and June 5, 1868. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
creatorOf Powhatan (Side-wheel steamer). Log/journal, 1854-1855. Nantucket Hist Association
referencedIn Dobbin, James C. (James Cochran), 1814-1857. Document, February 18, 1856. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
referencedIn McCauley, Edward Yorke, 1827-1894. Edward Yorke McCauley Collection, 1845-1847. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Broadside announcing a performance on board Matthew C. Perry's ship Powhatan, 1854 Apr. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Samuel Wylie Crawford Papers, 1860-1892 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Horatio G. Robinson Letters, 1866-1867 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
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associatedWith Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1827-1892. person
associatedWith Dobbin, James C. (James Cochran), 1814-1857. person
associatedWith Martin, Ernest D. person
associatedWith McCauley, Edward Yorke, 1827-1894. person
associatedWith Mervine, Charles R. person
associatedWith New York Naval Shipyard. corporateBody
associatedWith Ritchie, George Harrison. person
associatedWith Robinson, Horatio G. person
associatedWith Stanton, Oscar F. 1834-1924. person
associatedWith United States. Navy corporateBody
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