Portsmouth (Sloop of war)

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The Portsmouth was under Commander John B. Montgomery and sailed chiefly on the coasts of Mexico and California.

From the description of Logbooks of the Portsmouth, 1844-1847. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 214990328

U.S. naval vessel launched at the Portsmouth, N.H., navy yard in 1843 and commissioned in 1844; wooden sloop of war; 1,022 tons; struck from the navy list in 1915 and subsequently sold.

From the description of Logbook, 1850 Mar. 6-1851 June 25. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70968558

Wooden sloop-of-war; launched 23 Oct. 1843; commissioned 10 Nov. 1844; saw action in Mexican War; 1849-1851 patroling with Royal Navy to supress slave trade; 1856-1858 sailed in Pacific to China; 1859-1861 tour of African coast; Civil War action in Gulf of Mexico; quarantine vessel at New York, 1866-1867; cruised off Brazil and Africa, 1869-1871; survey assign. in Pacific, 1873-1874; decommissioned 14 July 1878; became training ship with naval apprentices, 1878-1915; then with New Jersey Militia 1898-1911; loaned to Maine Hospital Service, Hampton Roads; struck from Navy list 17 Apr. 1915 and sold; burned at Governors Island, Boston Harbor, Sept. 1915.

From the description of Logbook of USS Portsmouth, 1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 708645864

Portsmouth (Sloop-of-war), refitted (1858-1861) in Portsmouth, N.H., and sent to blockade the Gulf of Mexico.

From the description of Inventory and receipt, 1860. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70922629

Sloop-of-war launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Oct. 23, 1843, commissioned 1844; duty in Mexican War, stopping African slave trade, served in China, Civil War, as quarantine vessel, and as training ship, 1878-1911; retired from U.S. Navy 1915.

From the description of Payroll book, 1882. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70926258

U.S. wooden sloop-of-war built in 1841 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; commissioned 1844; service in China and the Civil War; in 1859-1861 toured African coast, engaging in the suppression of African slave trade, mastered by John Colhoun; in service until 1915 when struck from Navy list and sold.

From the description of Broadside, 1861. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70925375

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creatorOf Portsmouth (Sloop-of-war). Inventory and receipt, 1860. Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum
creatorOf Portsmouth (Sloop of War). Logbook of USS Portsmouth, 1893. Penobscot Marine Museum
referencedIn Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880. Letters, 1840-1846. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn MacDougall, William D., 1868-1943. Papers, 1886-1925. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
referencedIn Montgomery, John Berrien, b. 1794. John B. Montgomery letter : [Yerba Buena, Calif.?], to William A. Leidesdorff, Yerba Buena, Calif. : ALS (photocopy), [184-?]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Portsmouth (Sloop-of-war). Payroll book, 1882. Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum
referencedIn Nelson M. Ferebee Papers, 1822-1848, 1849-1898 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf Portsmouth (Sloop of war). Logbook, 1850 Mar. 6-1851 June 25. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Portsmouth (Sloop-of-war). Logbooks of the Portsmouth, 1844-1847. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn McCauley, Charles S., 1793-1869. Papers, 1850-1859. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
referencedIn Unknown. Newsclips of Sloops of War and Their History, 1908-1912. Peabody Essex Museum
creatorOf Portsmouth (Sloop-of-war). Broadside, 1861. Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum
referencedIn Silas Casey Papers, 1771-1941, (bulk 1862-1903) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Whittemore-Low family papers 1729-1955 1840-1939 Whittemore-Low family papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Andrew H. Foote Papers, 1822-1890, (bulk 1847-1857) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Washington Irving Chambers Papers, 1871-1943, (bulk 1911-1919) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Prentiss family. Prentiss family papers, 1855-1987. Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library
referencedIn Montgomery, John Berrien, b. 1794. Letter : U.S.S. Portsmouth, Yerba Buena, Calif., to Edward Meyer Kern, Fort Sacramento, Calif., 1846 Aug 6. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Semmes, Alexander A., d. 1885. Papers of Alexander A. Semmes, 1869-1871. Library of Congress
referencedIn Whittemore family. Whittemore-Low family papers, 1729-1955, bulk 1840-1939. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Downey, Joseph T. Odds and ends; or, incidents of a cruise in the Pacific in the U.S. ship Portsmouth, by Fore Peak, pseudonym for Joseph T. Downey, 1845- 1848. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Weaver, William Henry, b. 1827. Diary, 1848 Aug. 23-1849 Sep. 1. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Semmes, Alexander A., d. 1885. Alexander A. Semmes letter books, 1862-1869. Newberry Library
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associatedWith Abbot, L. person
associatedWith Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Casey, Silas, 1841-1913. person
associatedWith Chambers, Washington Irving, 1856-1934. person
associatedWith Colhoun, John. person
associatedWith Downey, Joseph T. person
associatedWith Falmouth (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Ferebee, Nelson M. person
associatedWith Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863 person
associatedWith Gansevoort, Stanwix. person
associatedWith Low family family
associatedWith MacDougall, William D., 1868-1943. person
associatedWith McCauley, Charles S., 1793-1869. person
associatedWith Montgomery, John Berrien, b. 1794. person
associatedWith Peck, E. person
associatedWith Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Prentiss family. family
associatedWith Semmes, Alexander A., d. 1885. person
associatedWith Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880. person
associatedWith United States. Navy. corporateBody
associatedWith Unknown. family
associatedWith Weaver, William Henry, b. 1827. person
associatedWith Whittemore family family
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