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USS Sibyl

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Sidewheel Steamer - Tinclad #59:

Built in 1863 as the wooden-hulled sidewheel steamer Hartford at Cincinnati, OH.

Purchased by the Navy, 27 April 1864, Cincinnati, OH.

Renamed Sibyl, 26 May 1864

Commissioned USS Sibyl, at Mound City, IL., 16 June 1864, Acting Volunteer LT. Henry H. Gorringe in command

During the Civil War USS Sibyl served as a dispatch boat for Rear Admiral David D. Porter of the Mississippi Squadron

Decommissioned, 31 July 1865, at Mound City, IL.

Sold at public auction, 17 August 1865, at Mound City to R. J. Trunstoll

Redocumented, 28 September 1865, entering mercantile service as SS Comet

Final Disposition, abandoned in 1876

Specifications:
Displacement 176 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament

two 30-pdr rifles

two 24-pdrs
Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
098620903	160k	USS Sibyl (Sybil) moored along the riverbank opposite the Mound City Hospital, with a tender alongside, date unknown		John Spivey
098620901	408k	Drawing Artist Frank Muller of USS Sibyl at anchor during the Civil War. Courtesy of the University of North Texas Library.		Bill Gonyo

USS Sibyl
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	Acting Vol. LT. Gorringe, Henry Honychurch	16 June 1864 - 1 October 1964
02	Acting Vol. LT. Atkinson, John W.	1 October 1964 - 31 July 1865


Courtesy Bill Gonyo

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