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USS Neptune (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Screw Steamer:
  • Built as the wooden hull steamer Neptune, date and location unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Purchased by the Navy, 17 July 1863, at New York from William P. Williamson, of the Neptune Steamship Co.
  • Delivered to the government at New York Navy Yard 3 September
  • Commissioned, USS Neptune, 19 December 1863
  • Departing New York on 9 January 1864, Neptune joined the West India Squadron and was employed principally in convoying the California steamers through the West Indies.
  • Decommissioned at New York, 31 May 1865
  • Sold at auction at New York 12 July 1865 to John Henderson, redocumented SS Allegany
  • Final Disposition, wrecked in a fog off Long Island, New York, 5 December 1865
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,244 t.
    Length 209'
    Beam 34'6"
    Depth of Hold 20'8"
    Draft unknown
    Speed 11 kts
    Complement 173
    Armament
    one 100-pdr
    two 30-pdr Parrott rifles
    eight 32-pdrs
    Propulsion steam
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    Namesake
    Neptune is the god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion. He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. In the Greek-influenced tradition, Neptune is the brother of Jupiter and Pluto; the brothers preside over the realms of Heaven, the earthly world, and the Underworld. Salacia is his wife. (Wikipedia)    		 Tommy Trampp
    Neptune 76k Watercolor of SS Allegany by Erik Heyl, 1950, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. This steamship served as USS Neptune during 1863-1865 and was lost in December 1865, shortly after entering commercial service under the name Allegany.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 63862, Courtesy of Erik Heyl.    		 US Naval History and Heritage Command
    USS Neptune (I)
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