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USS Kenwood (I)


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Civil War Medal

Sternwheel Steamer (Tinclad No.14):
  • Laid down in 1862 by H. A. Jones at Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Launched, 3 April 1863
  • Purchased by the RADM D.D. Porter
  • Commissioned USS Kenwood, at Cairo, Il., 24 May 1863, Acting Master John Swaney in command
  • USS Kenwood joined the Mississippi squadron, 1 June 1863, and operated on the Arkansas River in the vicinity of Fort Pillow
  • USS Kenwood participated in the joint Army-Navy expedition which captured Yazoo City, 13 July 1863
  • USS Kenwood was sent to the Port Hudson Division, 19 August 1863, and served as a convoy and patrol gunboat at Baton Rouge, LA.
  • On 10 February 1865, Kenwood was ordered to the 4th River District at Natchez, MS. where she helped to neutralize Rebel forces west of the Mississippi
  • On 28 May 1865, Kenwood was assigned to New Orleans as a transport for officers
  • Decommissioned, 7 August 1865, at Mound City, Il.
  • The steamer was sold at Mound City to W. J. Priest, 17 August 1865, and entered merchant service as Cumberland
  • Final Disposition, exploded and sank at Shawneetown, Il., 14 August 1869, with the loss of 18 lives
    Specifications:
    Displacement 232 t.
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Draft 5'6"
    Speed 7 kts
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    two 32-pdr guns
    four 24-pdr howitzers
    Propulsion
    steam engine

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