USS Cayuga (1861)
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United States | |
Name | USS Cayuga |
Builder | S. Gildersleeve & Sons ( Portland, CT ) |
Launched | 21 October 1861 |
Commissioned | 21 February 1862 |
Decommissioned | 31 July 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 25 October 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Unadilla-class gunboat |
Displacement | 691 tons |
Tons burthen | 507 |
Length | 158 ft (48 m) (waterline) |
Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (max.) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × 200 engines; single screw |
Sail plan | Two-masted schooner |
Speed | 10 kn (11.5 mph) |
Complement | 114 |
Armament |
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The first USS Cayuga was a Unadilla-class gunboat in the United States Navy.
Cayuga was launched 21 October 1861 by
Service history
Cayuga arrived at Ship Island in Mississippi Sound on 26 March 1862, for service in the lower Mississippi River, its tributaries, and along the Gulf coast of Texas. Only once did she leave this area, from 1 May to 8 July 1862, when she made repairs at New York Navy Yard.
Playing an important part in the blockade which cut the Confederacy off from overseas sources of supply, Cayuga took an impressive number of prizes, including schooner Jesse J. Cox (25 March 1862), schooner Tampico (3 April 1863), sloop Blue Bell (2 July 1863), schooner J. T. Davis (10 August 1863), and schooner Wave (22 August 1863). In addition, she shared in the capture of sloop Active (21 June 1863).
Cayuga also joined in the engagement with
Cayuga's active service ended with her departure from Galveston, Texas, 4 July 1865 for New York, where she arrived 26 July. She was decommissioned 31 July 1865, and sold 25 October 1865.
References
- ^ "Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A–L)". Medal of Honor Citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (M–Z)". Medal of Honor Citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.