USS Pulaski (1854)

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Career
Built (as Metacomet):	1854
Chartered:	1958
Commissioned (as USS Pulaski):	1858
Purchased:	Unknown
Sold/Decommissioned:	22 January 1863
End of service:	1870 (approx.)
General Characteristics
Displacement:	401 metric tonss (395 long tons)
Length:	55 meters (810 feet) (approx.)
Propulsion:	Steam
Armament:	3x 12 pound howitzers

USS Pulaski (1854), a 401-metric ton/395-long ton (burden) side-wheel steamship, was in service as part of the United States Navy. She was named for Kazimierz Pułaski. Originally named Metacomet when built for commercial owners in 1854, she served as USS Pulaski from 1858 to 1863, when it was sold by the Navy.

Metacomet was built at New York City in 1854 for commercial owners. She was chartered by the Navy in 1858 for use in the Paraguay expedition and placed in commission as USS Pulaski. During the expedition, she was commanded by Lieutenant William H. Macomb. Subsequently purchased, she operated in South American waters from early 1859 until 22 January 1863, when she was decommissioned and sold by auction at Montevideo, Uruguay. From then until about 1870 she operated on the Río de la Plata as a civilian vessel.

See USS Pulaski for additional USN ships containing the word Pulaski.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Historical Center, which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.