USS Algonquin (1863)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Algonquin.

History

Name:	Algonquin
Owner:	U.S. Navy
Builder:	Brooklyn Navy Yard
Launched:	21 Dec 1863
Commissioned:	Never
Fate:	Merchant service, 1860s; sold foreign 1878; fate unknown
General characteristics

USS Algonquin (1863), a gunboat, was launched by the New York Navy Yard on 21 December 1863 but poor machinery caused her to fail her trials. Consequently, she was never commissioned and was sold on 21 October 1869.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

Sassacus-class gunboat

Agawam Algonquin Ascutney Chenango Chicopee Eutaw Iosco Lenapee Mackinaw Massasoit Mattabesett Mendota Metacomet Mingoe Osceola Otsego Pawtuxet Peoria Pontiac Pontoosuc Sassacus Shamrock Tacony Tallahoma Tallapoosa Wateree Winooski Wyalusing

List of steam gunboats of the United States Navy

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