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Photo # NH 100992:  USS Shawnee and USS Wassuc laid up at the Boston Navy Yard, circa 1871-1872.

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USS Shawnee (1865-1875).
Briefly renamed Eolus in 1869

USS Shawnee, an 1175-ton Casco-class light draft monitor built at Boston, Massachusetts, was completed in August 1865. She was laid up at the Boston Navy Yard in November 1865 and saw no active service. In June 1869, she was renamed Eolus, but regained her original name less than two months later. USS Shawnee was sold for scrapping in September 1875.

This page features the only views we have related to USS Shawnee.


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Photo #: NH 100992

USS Shawnee (1865-1875)

and
USS Wassuc (1865-1875)

Laid up at the Boston Navy Yard, circa 1871-72.
USS Miantonomoh (1865-1874) is at the extreme right, housed over.
The original photograph is the left side of a stereograph pair.

Courtesy of Louis H. Smaus, 1986.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 108KB; 650 x 675 pixels

A stereo pair version of this image is available as Photo # NH 100992-A

Online Image of stereo pair: 68KB; 675 x 355 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 85968

USS Miantonomoh
(1865-1874)

Laid up and housed over at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1871-1872.
A "light-draft" monitor, either USS Shawnee or USS Wassuc, is moored beside her. USS Sabine is refitting on the opposite side of the pier.

Courtesy of Martin Holbrook, 1977.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 605 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 46261

USS Miantonomoh
(1865-1874)

Being broken up at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1874.
Partially visible at left is a "light-draft" monitor, either USS Shawnee or USS Wassuc.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 101KB; 570 x 765 pixels

 


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Page made 26 March 2002
Minor caption correction made 14 October 2005