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USS Arizona (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Sidewheel steamer:

Laid down as the iron-hulled, side-wheel steamer SS Arizona in 1858 at Wilmington, DE., by Harlan and Hollingsworth

Launched, date unknown

Completed in 1859 for commercial service

Seized, 15 January 1862, by Confederate Major General Mansfield Lovell at New Orleans for use as a blockade runner

While operating as the provisional registered British steamer SS Caroline, captured by USS Montgomery, 28 October 1862

Condemned by admiralty court at Philadelphia, PA.

Purchased by the Navy, 23 January 1863

Commissioned, USS Arizona, 9 March 1863, Act. Vol. LT. Daniel P. Upton in command

Assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron

Captured sloop Aurelia off coast of Florida, 23 March 1863

While carrying army units, 14 April 1863, USS Arizona, USS Estrella, and USS Calhoun attacked and destroyed CSS Queen of the West on Grand Gulf on the Atchafalaya River

Participated in the three-ship reconnaissance force, 3 May 1863, that ascended the Red River

USS Arizona supported operations against Port Hudson, which fell 9 July 1863

Arizona returned to New Orleans for repairs, departing New Orleans, 4 September 1863, Acting Master Howard Tibbits, in command

USS Arizona participated in the disasterous Sabine Pass expedition, 8 September 1863 with USS Sachem, USS Clifton and USS Granite City

Arizona was next assigned to blockade duty along the Texas coast, especially at Galveston

USS Arizona suffered an out break of yellow fever late in 1863 causing her to return to New Orleans

The ship was next assigned to blockade duty at Sabine Pass in February 1864

Fitted out for service as the West Gulf Blockading Squadron flagship in September 1864

In January 1865, LCDR. George Brown took command of Arizona

Final Disposition, destroyed by fire and explosion, 27 February 1865

Specifications:
Displacement 959 t.
Length 200'
Beam 34'
Draft 8'
Depth 17' 6"
Speed 15 kts
Complement 82

Armament

four 32-pdrs

one 30-pdr Parrott rifle

one 12-pdr rifle

Propulsion steam

Size	Image Description	Source
155k	"Engagement at Butte la Rose" Line engraving after a sketch by H. Holtz, published in "Harper's Weekly", 1863, depicting the U.S. Navy gunboats USS Estrella, USS Calhoun, USS Arizona and USS Clifton (listed clockwise from lower right) engaging the Confederate gunboat CSS J.A. Cotton off Butte a la Rose, Louisiana, on 20 April 1863. Confederate Fort Burton (shown at left) was captured on the same day. An original engraved print titled,"Engagement at Butte la Rose." published in "Harper's Weekly" dated May 30, 1863.	Tommy Trampp
77k	Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 1863, depicting CSS Queen of the West being destroyed in Grand Lake, Louisiana, during an attack by USS Estrella (extreme left), USS Calhoun (extreme right) and USS Arizona (second from right), 14 April 1863. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo #: NH 58759	US Naval History and Heritage Command
169k	Engraving of USS Arizona. Courtesy Friends of Fort DeRussy, Inc.	Tommy Trampp

USS Arizona (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	Act. Vol. LT. Upton, Daniel P.	17 March 1862 - 29 August 1863
02	Act. Vol. Master Tibbits, Howard	29 August 1863 - September 1864
03	LCDR. Brown, George	January 1865 - 28 February 1865


Courtesy Bill Gonyo

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