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Commander: Mid. W. H. Vernon |
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Original name: Younaluska |
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Built: 1860 |
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Rig: Tugboat; iron hull screw
steamer |
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Tonnage: 79 tons |
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Service Record
· Chartered from Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company ·
Participated in capture of USS Fanny at
Loggerhead Inlet, NC, |
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Originally an Albemarle and
Chesapeake Canal Company tugboat, the CSS Junaluska was armed with a
6-pdr gun when she participated in the 1 October 1861 capture of the USS
Fanny. Most of her service was spent transporting troops and materials in
the sounds around |
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