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USS Vindicator

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Sidewheel Ram:

Built, date and location unknown

Acquired by th Federal Government in 1863 at New Albany, IN. assigned to the Army

Transferred to the Navy in 1864

Commissioned, USS Vindicator, 24 May 1864, LCDR. Thomas O. Selfridge in command

During the Civil War Vindicator participated in the following actions on the Mississippi River and tributaries;

Assigned to the 5th District, deployed off Natchez, MS. performing patrol and reconnaissance duties

Reassigned to the 6th District in November 1864 to participate in an expedition up the Yazoo River

Decommissioned at Mound City, ILL., circa June 1865

Sold, 29 November 1865, to W. L. Hambleton

Re-documented New Orleans, 27 February 1866

Final Disposition, fate unknown, dropped from documentation in 1869

Specifications:
Displacement 750 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft 6'
Depth unknown
Speed 12 mph
Complement unknown

Armament

one 100-pdr Parrott rifle

two 24-pdr howitzers

one 12-pdr rifle

one heavy 12-pdr>

Propulsion steam

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
201k	Print of Sidewheel Ram USS Vindicator © "Ships of the Civil War 1861-1865: An Illustrated Guide to the Fighting Vessels of the Union and the Confederacy", by Kevin J. Dougherty, September 19, 2013	Tommy Trampp
80k	USS Vindicator tied up to the shore of a Western Rivers in 1864-65. Note glossy paint on her hull, possibly an indication that the photograph may have been taken when *Vindicator* was first commissioned. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 49973.	Aryeh Wetherhorn
70k	USS Vindicator on the Western Rivers in 1864-65, with boats tied up alongside. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 49974.	Aryeh Wetherhorn
74k	Sepia wash drawing by F. Muller, circa 1900, depicting USS Vindicator on the Western Rivers during the Civil War. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 55835.	Aryeh Wetherhorn

USS Vindicator
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LCDR. Selfridge, Thomas O.	24 May 1864 - 1 October 1864
02	Act. Vol. LT. Gorringe, Nery Honychurch	1 October 1864 - 1 March 1865
03	Act. Vol. LT. Hoel, William R.	1 March 1865 - 7 July 1865


Courtesy Bill Gonyo

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