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USS Canandaigua (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Sacramento-class Screw Sloop-of-War:

Built in 1861-62, at Boston Navy Yard

Launched, 28 March 1862

Commissioned USS Canandaigua, 1 August 1862, CDR. Joseph F. Green in command

During the Civil War USS Canandaigua was assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron

Captured the sloop, Secesh, 15 May 1863, off Charleston, S.C.

Destroyed another blockade runner and aided in the capture of two others

Supported Army operations in and around Charleston harbor between 1863 an 1864

Rescued 150 crew members of USS Housatonic when she fell victim to the attack of Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley

Decommissioned, 8 April 1865, at Boston Navy Yard

Recommissioned, 22 November 1865, assigned to the European station until February 1869

Decommissioned in 1869 at New York Navy Yard for a period of 3 years for repairs

Renamed Detroit, 15 May 1869

Returned to her original name, 10 August 1869

Recommissioned in 1872 and assigned to the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico as part of the North Atlantic Station

Decommissioned and placed in ordinary, 8 November 1875, at Norfolk, VA.

Final Disposition, broken up in 1884

Specifications:
Displacement 1,396 t.
Length 228'
Beam 38' 5"
Draft 15'
Speed 10 kts
Complement unknown
Armament

two 11" smoothbores

one 8" smoothbore

three 20-pdr rifles

Propulsion steam

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
149k	"Landing of General Potter's and Admiral Dahlgren's Troops at Bull's Bay, South Carolina". Line engraving, based on a sketch by John Everding, published in "Harper's Weekly", March 1865, depicting the landings made on 16-17 February 1865. Ships shown include (as identified below the print, from left to right: USS State of Georgia, USS Pawnee, USS Juniata, USS Harvest Moon--flagship, USS Wando, USS Winona, USS Shenandoah, and USS Canandaigua. US Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 59175	Robert Hurst
113k	USS Canandaigua at anchor, date and location unknown.	Tommy Trampp
182k	Paymaster Charles H. Eldridge entered the service as Assistant Paymaster, 10 July 1861 and was assigned to USS Supply from 1861 to 1862. He was promoted to Paymaster, 6 February 1862. and was re-assigned to USS Canandaigua from 1862 to 1864. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.	Bill Gonyo
395k	USS Canandaigua crew member Charles Mount. The name of his ship is on his hat. Note the sailor's pocket knife on his belt. He carved his last name into the handle. A Charles Mount enlisted in New York City on Friday the 2nd June, 1864. He was from Ireland. It was very common practice for the recruiters to greet new arrivals from Europe to enlist straight off the boat in the military offering citizenship. A Tax stamp on the reverse of the photo dates it as between August 1864 and August 1866. Photo from Flickr.	Bill Gonyo

USS Canandaigua (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Green, Joseph F.	1 August 1862 - ?
02	CDR. Barrett, Edward Gabriel André, USN (Biography)	no dates

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