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'''USS ''Choctaw'' |
'''USS ''Choctaw''''' was a large (1,004-ton) [[steamship|steamer]] built for the merchant service, but acquired by the [[Union Navy]] during the second year of the [[American Civil War]]. |
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''Choctaw'', with her crew of 106, was outfitted by the Navy as a ram with heavy rifled guns and was used both as a [[gunboat]] and as a [[Naval ram|ram]] on the rivers of the [[Confederate States of America]]. |
''Choctaw'', with her crew of 106, was outfitted by the Navy as a ram with heavy rifled guns and was used both as a [[gunboat]] and as a [[Naval ram|ram]] on the rivers of the [[Confederate States of America]]. |
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== Service history == |
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== Built in New Albany, Indiana in 1853, launched in 1856 == |
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''Choctaw'', a sidewheel steamer, was the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for the [[Choctaw]] Indian tribe, formerly of [[Alabama]] and [[Mississippi]], now resident in [[Oklahoma]]. |
''Choctaw'', a sidewheel steamer, was the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for the [[Choctaw]] Indian tribe, formerly of [[Alabama]] and [[Mississippi]], now resident in [[Oklahoma]]. She was built for the merchant service; her [[keel]] was [[keel laying|laid down]] at [[New Albany, Indiana]], in 1853. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] in 1856. She was purchased by the [[United States Army]] on 27 September 1862 and converted into an [[ironclad ram]] by [[Edward Hartt]], then transferred to [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the United States Navy at [[St. Louis]], Missouri on 23 March 1863 with Lieutenant Commander [[Francis M. Ramsay]] in command. |
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⚫ | From 23 April 1863, until the end of the war, '' Choctaw '' operated in the [[Mississippi River]] and its tributaries. Between 29 April and 1 May 1863, she stood up the [[Yazoo River]] for a feigned attack on [[Haynes' Bluff, Mississippi]], designed to prevent the [[Confederate States of America|Confederates]] from reinforcing [[Battle of Grand Gulf|Grand Gulf]]. During this action, she was struck 53 times. Remaining in the Yazoo, she took part in attacks with the [[Union Army]] which led to the destruction of Confederate works at Haynes' Bluff and the burning of the navy yard and ships lying there, at Yazoo City, between 18 and 23 May.<ref>Miller, Francis Trevelyan, Robert S. Lanier, and Henry Wysham Lanier. [https://archive.org/stream/photographichist02mill/photographichist02mill#page/n191/mode/2up ''The Photographic History of the Civil War: Thousands of Scenes Photographed, 1861–1865'']. In Ten Volumes, 1911.</ref> |
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She was built for the merchant service; her keel was laid down at [[New Albany, Indiana]], in 1853. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] in 1856. She was purchased by the [[United States Army]] on 27 September 1862 and converted into an ironclad ram, then transferred to [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the [[United States Navy]] at [[St. Louis, Missouri]] on 23 March 1863 with Lieutenant Commander [[Francis M. Ramsay]] in command. |
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⚫ | On 6 and 7 June, she helped to [[Battle of Milliken's Bend|repel a Confederate attack]] at [[Milliken's Bend, Louisiana]], after which she rescued a large number of Confederates from the river and sent them in as [[prisoner of war|prisoners]]. Between 7 March and 15 May 1864, she took part in the operations leading to the capture of [[Fort DeRussy (Louisiana)|Fort DeRussy]]. ''Choctaw '' arrived at [[Algiers, Louisiana]], on 20 July 1865, and was decommissioned on 22 July 1865. She was sold at [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] on 28 March 1866. |
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== Civil War operations == |
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From 23 April 1863, until the end of the war, '' Choctaw '' operated in the [[Mississippi River]] and its tributaries. Between 29 April and 1 May 1863, she stood up the [[Yazoo River]] for a feigned attack on [[Haynes' Bluff, Mississippi]], designed to prevent the [[Confederate States of America|Confederates]] from reinforcing [[Battle of Grand Gulf|Grand Gulf]]. During this action, she was struck 53 times. |
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⚫ | Remaining in the Yazoo, she took part in attacks with the [[Union Army]] which led to the destruction of Confederate works at Haynes' Bluff and the burning of the navy yard and ships lying there, at Yazoo City, between 18 and 23 May.<ref>Miller, Francis Trevelyan, Robert S. Lanier, and Henry Wysham Lanier. [https://archive.org/stream/photographichist02mill/photographichist02mill#page/n191/mode/2up ''The Photographic History of the Civil War: Thousands of Scenes Photographed, |
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Between 7 March and 15 May 1864, she took part in the operations leading to the capture of [[Fort DeRussy (Louisiana)|Fort DeRussy]]. |
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== Post-war decommissioning == |
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''Choctaw '' arrived at [[Algiers, Louisiana]], on 20 July 1865, and was placed out of commission on 22 July 1865. She was sold at [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] on 28 March 1866. |
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*{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/choctaw-i.html}} |
*{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/choctaw-i.html}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/choctaw.htm USS ''Choctaw''], ''History.navy.mil'' |
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USS Choctaw off Vicksburg
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Laid down | 1853 |
Launched | 1856 |
Commissioned | 23 March 1863 |
Decommissioned | 22 July 1865 |
Fate | Sold, 28 March 1866 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,004 long tons (1,020 t) |
Length | 260 ft (79 m) |
Beam | 45 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
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Speed | 2 knots (4 km/h) upstream |
Complement | 106 officers and men |
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USS Choctaw was a large (1,004-ton) steamer built for the merchant service, but acquired by the Union Navy during the second year of the American Civil War.
Choctaw, with her crew of 106, was outfitted by the Navy as a ram with heavy rifled guns and was used both as a gunboat and as a ram on the rivers of the Confederate States of America.
Service history
[edit]Choctaw, a sidewheel steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Choctaw Indian tribe, formerly of Alabama and Mississippi, now resident in Oklahoma. She was built for the merchant service; her keel was laid down at New Albany, Indiana, in 1853. She was launched in 1856. She was purchased by the United States Army on 27 September 1862 and converted into an ironclad ram by Edward Hartt, then transferred to commissioned into the United States Navy at St. Louis, Missouri on 23 March 1863 with Lieutenant Commander Francis M. Ramsay in command.
From 23 April 1863, until the end of the war, Choctaw operated in the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Between 29 April and 1 May 1863, she stood up the Yazoo River for a feigned attack on Haynes' Bluff, Mississippi, designed to prevent the Confederates from reinforcing Grand Gulf. During this action, she was struck 53 times. Remaining in the Yazoo, she took part in attacks with the Union Army which led to the destruction of Confederate works at Haynes' Bluff and the burning of the navy yard and ships lying there, at Yazoo City, between 18 and 23 May.[1]
On 6 and 7 June, she helped to repel a Confederate attack at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, after which she rescued a large number of Confederates from the river and sent them in as prisoners. Between 7 March and 15 May 1864, she took part in the operations leading to the capture of Fort DeRussy. Choctaw arrived at Algiers, Louisiana, on 20 July 1865, and was decommissioned on 22 July 1865. She was sold at New Orleans, Louisiana on 28 March 1866.
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Francis Trevelyan, Robert S. Lanier, and Henry Wysham Lanier. The Photographic History of the Civil War: Thousands of Scenes Photographed, 1861–1865. In Ten Volumes, 1911.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.