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Photo # NH 46260:  USS Miantonomoh at Malaga, Spain, circa early 1867

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USS Miantonomoh (1865-1874) --
European Cruise, 1866-1867

In late April 1866 USS Miantonomoh left Washington, D.C., and steamed to New York, where she was prepared for an extended cruise. Departing that city on 6 May in the company of the side-wheel steamers Augusta and Ashuelot, she called at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Saint John's, Newfoundland, where she took Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus V. Fox on board. He was en route to Europe on special assignment to study the latest Naval technology and to pay a diplomatic visit to Russian Czar Alexander II.

The three ships left St. John's on 5 June 1866, bound across the Atlantic. During this trans-oceanic voyage, the first Atlantic crossing by a monitor-type ironclad, Miantonomoh was partially towed by the Augusta, though it was claimed she could have made the entire crossing under her own power. On 16 June the squadron arrived at Queenstown, Ireland, where Ashuelot was detached to continue on to the Far East. Miantonomoh and Augusta continued on to Portsmouth, England, and Cherbourg, France, where on 29 June Fox temporarily went ashore to meet with French Emperor Napoleon III. Returning to England in July, the monitor received many visitors and was the object of much commentary by the press. The ships went to Denmark in mid-July and arrived at Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 5 August for a month-long stay.

In mid-September 1866, Miantonomoh and Augusta called on Stockholm, Sweden. Their next visits were to Kiel and Hamburg, Germany, in early October. As in all her European ports of call, Minantonomoh hosted a flood of dignitaries and other visitors. During the rest of the year, and well into 1867, the two ships continued their cruise around the continent, stopping in France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy. They left Gibraltar to return to the United States on 15 May 1867, stopping en route at the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Miantonomoh and her companion arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 22 July 1867, after traveling more than 17,700 miles on their historic cruise.

This page features all the views we have related to USS Miantonomoh's 1866-67 European cruise.

For other pictures concerning USS Miantonomoh, see:

  • USS Miantonomoh (1865-1874).


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    Photo #: NH 105802

    USS Miantonomoh
    (1865-1874) -- in foreground

    In a crowded port during her 1866-1867 European cruise.
    Location is probably St. John's, Newfoundland, which Miantonomoh visited in May and early June 1866.
    Partially visible at left is USS Augusta (1861-1868). At right, beyond Miantonomoh's bow, is USS Ashuelot (1866-1883).

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image size: 86KB; 900 x 695 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46259

    USS Miantonomoh
    (1865-1874)

    In Kiel Harbor, Germany, 1866.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46260

    USS Miantonomoh
    (1865-1874)

    At Malaga, Spain, during her European cruise, circa early 1867.
    USS Augusta, her companion on the cruise, is in the left background.

    Courtesy of Mrs. William E. Taylor, 1941, from the collection of Medical Inspector William E. Taylor, USN.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 540 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 100774

    USS Miantonomoh
    (1865-1874)

    In a European port, during her trans-Atlantic cruise, 1866.

    Courtesy of Andrew Tabak, 1986.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 99KB; 660 x 675 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 50747

    Asssistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus V. Fox
    (6th from left, 2nd row)

    With Russian officers and officers of USS Miantonomoh and USS Augusta, during his visit to Europe in 1866.
    Others identified in this group are:
    Captain Alexander Murray, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Augusta (3rd from left, 2nd row);
    and
    Commander John C. Beaumont, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Miantonomoh (7th from left, 2nd row).

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53392

    Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus V. Fox
    (top);
    Commander Alexander Murray, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Augusta (lower left); and
    Commander John C. Beaumont, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Miantonomoh (lower right)

    Photographs published as a carte de visite at St. Petersburg, Russia. Probably taken during the August 1866 visit there by Assistant Secretary Fox accompanied by USS Augusta and USS Miantonomoh.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 77KB; 440 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46262

    USS Miantonomoh
    (1865-1874)

    First page of the ship's log entry for 26 December 1866, while she was at Malaga, Spain.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 97KB; 595 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46263

    USS Miantonomoh
    (1865-1874)

    Second page of the ship's log entry for 26 December 1866, while she was at Malaga, Spain, in company with USS Augusta.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph..

    Online Image: 143KB; 595 x 765 pixels

     

    For other pictures concerning USS Miantonomoh, see:

  • USS Miantonomoh (1865-1874).


    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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