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Photo # NH 43863:  USS Winooski.  Photographed soon after the Civil War

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USS Winooski (1865-1868)

USS Winooski, a 1173-ton Sassacus class "double-ender" gunboat built at the Boston Navy Yard, was commissioned in June 1865, following the end of the Civil War that had prompted her construction. She was used for tests at New York during the rest of 1865 and in February 1866 ran a comparative machinery trial against USS Algonquin that clearly showed the superiority of Winooski's Navy-designed engines.

In the spring of 1866, Winooski operated on fisheries protection duty in the North Atlantic. Later in the year she steamed to the Caribbean, where she remained until June 1867, when a yellow fever outbreak on board forced her to return north. Decommissioned soon thereafter, USS Winooski was sold in August 1868.

This page features our only views of USS Winooski.


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Photo #: NH 43863

USS Winooski
(1865-1868)

Photographed soon after the end of the Civil War.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 510 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 57269

"Naval Race between the 'Winooski' and 'Algonquin' -- The Start, 3 P.M., February 13, 1866"


Line engraving after a sketch by B.S. Osbon, published in a contemporary illustrated newspaper.
This contest, between the U.S. Navy "double-ender" gunboats Winooski (at left) and Algonquin (center), was conducted to demonstrate the relative merits of their differing machinery. Winooski's engines were designed by the Navy's Bureau of Steam Engineering, while those of Algonquin were designed by E.N. Dickerson. The race, run off New York and lasting twenty-nine hours, clearly demonstrated the superiority of the Navy-designed machinery.

Collection of the New York Naval Shipyard.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 96KB; 740 x 355 pixels

 

Note: In addition to the views shown above, our Photo # NH 43866 shows a ship that may be USS Winooski


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