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Ice Boat

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Steamer:

Built, date and location unknown

Ice Boat, also known as Refrigerator and Release, owned by the city of Philadelphia

Offered to the Navy free of expense soon after the outbreak of the Civil War

Placed in service at Philadelphia 23 April 1861, CDR. Oliver S. Glisson in command

During the Civil War Ice Boat was primarily assigned to the defenses around Washington, D.C. on the Potomac River

Returned to the City of Philadelphia in November 1861

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 50
Armament

four 32-pdrs
Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	189k	Drawing of USS Ice Boat docked at the Washington Navy Yard, 23 May 1861. US Library of Congress photo.		Bill Gonyo

Ice Boat
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Glisson, Oliver S. RADM	23 April 1861 - 16 August 1861
02	LT. Parker, Foxhall A.	17 August 1861 - 20 August 1861
03	LT. Pattison, Thomas	21 August 1861 - 16 November 1861
04	Acting Master Parks, F. P.	17 November 1861 - November 1861


Courtesy Bill Gonyo

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