USS Phlox
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2011) |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Ordered | as F. W. Lincoln |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Acquired | 2 August 1864 |
| Commissioned | 14 September 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 28 July 1865 |
| In service | 1865 |
| Out of service | 1873 |
| Stricken | 1873 (est.) |
| Homeport | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Fate | Transferred to the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland , 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 317 tons |
| Length | 145’ |
| Beam | 24’ |
| Draught |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament | not known |
USS Phlox was a
.Steamer constructed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1864
Phlox, a wooden side wheel steamer built at
Boston, Massachusetts, in 1864 as F. W. Lincoln, was purchased by the Union Navy from McKay & Aldus 2 August 1864; renamed Phlox the same day; and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard
14 September 1864, Act. Ens. Douglas F. O’Brien in command.
Assigned to the North Atlantic blockade
Assigned to the
James River helping maintain communications among the Union ships, supporting General Ulysses S. Grant’s operations against Richmond, Virginia
.
Supporting the attack on Fort Fisher
In January 1865 she steamed to
Fort Fisher, North Carolina
, which doomed Wilmington.
After Fort Fisher fell, Phlox returned to the James River where she served through the end of the war.
Phlox decommissioning at the
midshipmen
at the U.S. Naval Academy until 1873.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.