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USS Collier

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Sternwheel Steamer Tinclad No.29:
  • Built in 1864 at Cincinnati, OH.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Purchased as Allen Collier, 7 December 1864, from John Swasey, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Allen Collier was purchased to replace USS Tawah lost to enemy action in November 1864
  • Outfitted at Mound City, IL.
  • Commissioned USS Collier, 18 March 1865, at Mount City, Acting Master J. F. Reed in command
  • USS Collier patrolled in the Mississippi River and its tributaries until decommissioned
  • Decommissioned, 29 July 1865, at Mound City, IL.
  • Sold at Mound City, 17 August 1865, redocumented as Imperial
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown, disappeared from records in 1867
    Specifications:
    Displacement 177 t.
    Length 158'
    Beam 30'
    Depth of Hold 4'
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    one 12-pdr gun rifle
    six 24-pdr howitzers
    Propulsion
    steam engine
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