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'''USS ''Chicopee'' (1863)''' was a large [[Steamship|steamer]] acquired by the [[Union Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. She was used by the Navy for various purposes, but especially to patrol navigable waterways of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
'''USS ''Chicopee''''' was a large [[Steamship|steamer]] acquired by the [[Union Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. She was used by the Navy for various purposes, but especially to patrol navigable waterways of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] to prevent the South from trading with other countries.


==Service history==
''Chicopee'', a double-ended side wheel steamer, was built by Paul Curtis, [[Boston, Massachusetts]]; launched 4 March 1863; and commissioned 7 May 1864, Commander A. D. Harell in command.
''Chicopee'', a double-ended side wheel steamer, was built by Paul Curtis, [[Boston, Massachusetts]]; launched 4 March 1863; and commissioned 7 May 1864, Commander A. D. Harell in command. From 10 June 1864 ''Chicopee'' sailed off the coast and in the inland waters of [[North Carolina]]. She joined in the operations which led to the capture of [[Plymouth, North Carolina]], between 29 October and 1 November 1864. Later she cooperated with the [[Union Army]] in the expeditions to Pitch Landing and against [[Rainbow Bluff, North Carolina]], of December 1864.


After overhaul at [[Norfolk Navy Yard]] in early 1865, ''Chicopee'' returned to North Carolina waters, and resumed her cruising with the [[North Atlantic Squadron]] until 24 December 1865 when she arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard. She returned to [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], 23 January 1866, and continued to cruise off the North Carolina coast until 3 December, sailing then for [[Washington, D.C.]] She was placed out of commission there 19 December 1866 and sold 8 October 1867.
== Assigned to blockade operations off the U.S. East Coast ==
From 10 June 1864 ''Chicopee'' sailed off the coast and in the inland waters of [[North Carolina]]. She joined in the operations which led to the capture of [[Plymouth, North Carolina]], between 29 October and 1 November 1864. Later she cooperated with the [[Union Army]] in the expeditions to Pitch Landing and against [[Rainbow Bluff, North Carolina]], of December 1864.
After overhaul at [[Norfolk Navy Yard]] in early 1865, ''Chicopee'' returned to North Carolina waters, and resumed her cruising with the [[North Atlantic Squadron]] until 24 December 1865 when she arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard. She returned to [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], 23 January 1866, and continued to cruise off the North Carolina coast until 3 December, sailing then for [[Washington, D.C.]]

== Post-war decommissioning and sale ==

She was placed out of commission there 19 December 1866 and sold 8 October 1867.


== References ==
== References ==
{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c8/chicopee-i.htm}}
{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c8/chicopee-i.htm}}



{{Sassacus class gunboat}}
{{Sassacus class gunboat}}

Latest revision as of 22:27, 6 November 2024

History
United States
Launched4 March 1863
Commissioned7 May 1864
Decommissioned19 December 1866
Fatesold, 8 October 1867
General characteristics
Class and typeSassacus-class gunboat
Displacement974 tons
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsion

USS Chicopee was a large steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy for various purposes, but especially to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.

Service history

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Chicopee, a double-ended side wheel steamer, was built by Paul Curtis, Boston, Massachusetts; launched 4 March 1863; and commissioned 7 May 1864, Commander A. D. Harell in command. From 10 June 1864 Chicopee sailed off the coast and in the inland waters of North Carolina. She joined in the operations which led to the capture of Plymouth, North Carolina, between 29 October and 1 November 1864. Later she cooperated with the Union Army in the expeditions to Pitch Landing and against Rainbow Bluff, North Carolina, of December 1864.

After overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard in early 1865, Chicopee returned to North Carolina waters, and resumed her cruising with the North Atlantic Squadron until 24 December 1865 when she arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard. She returned to Wilmington, North Carolina, 23 January 1866, and continued to cruise off the North Carolina coast until 3 December, sailing then for Washington, D.C. She was placed out of commission there 19 December 1866 and sold 8 October 1867.

References

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