USS Emerald (1864)
History | |
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Name | USS Emerald |
Namesake | The emerald, a green gem stone |
Cost | $10,000 ($255,559.41 in 2020) [2][3] |
Acquired | August 3, 1863 [1] |
In service | 1864 |
Out of service | 1883 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ferry boat |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
The first USS Emerald was steam yacht that served in a non-commissioned status as a ferry boat at the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery, Maine, from 1864 to 1883.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
Categories:
- Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy
- American Civil War auxiliary ships of the United States
- Ships of the Union Navy
- Individual yachts
- Steam yachts
- Steam ferries
- United States naval ship stubs