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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
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).
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
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.
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Photo #: NH 46259
USS Miantonomoh (1865-1874)
In Kiel Harbor, Germany, 1866.
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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..
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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".
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