USS Fulton (1862)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Acquired: | 1862 |
| In service: | circa May 1862 |
| Out of service: | at war’s end |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate: | sold for civilian use |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 123 ton |
| Propulsion: | stern-wheel steamer |
The USS Fulton (also called the Dick Fulton) was a 123-ton stern-wheel steamer,[1] used as an auxiliary vessel in the United States Ram Fleet during the American Civil War. The ship later served in the Ram Fleet successor, the Mississippi Marine Brigade.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "History.Navy.Mil page on Civil war rams and auxiliaries".
- ↑ Crandall, Warren D.; Isaac D. Newel (1907). History of the Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade in the War for the Union on the Mississippi and its tributaries : the story of the Ellets and their men. St. Louis: Buschart Bros.
- ↑ Joiner, Gary (2007). Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy: The Mississippi Squadron (American Crisis (Rowman & Littlefield)). Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 0-7425-5098-2.
External links
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.