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USS Colossus (I)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Wooden Sternwheel Steamer (Tinclad No.25):
Built in 1863 at Brownsville, PA.
Purchased, 6 December 1864, at Cincinnati, OH., by the Navy Department
Fitted out for naval service at Mound City, IL.
Commissioned USS Colossus, 24 February 1865, Acting Master Frederick. G. Sampson in command until decommissioning
She was identified as Tinclad #25, replacing USS Covington after she was lost 5 May 1864
During the Civil War USS Colossus was assigned to the Mississippi Squadron, patrolling between Vicksburg, MS. and the Arkansas River
Decommission, 3 July 1865, at Mound City
Sold 17 August 1865
Renamed Memphis, 27 September 1865.
Final Disposition, Snagged and lost at Pine Bluff, AR, 17 December 1866
Specifications:
Displacement 183 t.
Length 155' 2"
Beam 31' 9"
Draft 4'
Speed 5 kts
Complement unknown
Armament
two 30-pdrs
one 12-pdr smoothbore
four 24-pdr howitzers
Propulsion steam
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USS Colossus (I)
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