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Eureka (I)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Screw Steamer:
Built, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Captured 20 April 1862 in the Rappahannock River, VA., by USS Anacostia
Purchased from the Washington Prize Court by the Navy 22 August 1862 for $285
Placed in service as Eureka, date unknown, Acting ENS. J.J. Brice in command
Eureka was assigned to duty in the Potomac Flotilla
For the next 2- years, Eureka patrolled the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers and their tributaries, to prevent the passage of people and commerce between the
Confederates in Virginia and their sympathizers in Maryland
Her shallow draft made her ideal for this duty, essential to controlling the flow of intelligence and supplies to the South
Inactivated circa March 1865
Sold at public auction at Washington 15 September 1865
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 50 t.
Length 85'
Beam 12]8"'
Depth of Hold 3'6"
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 19
Armament
one heavy 12-pdr gun
one light 12-pdr gun
Propulsion
steam engine
one boiler
single screw
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Eureka (I)
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