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USS Wyoming (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Personal Awards

Purple Heart (4 KIA, 7 WIA, Strait of Shimonoseki, 14 July 1863,)

Wyoming Class Screw Sloop of War:

Laid down in July 1858, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.

Launched 19 January 1859

Commissioned USS Wyoming in October 1859, CDR. John K. Mitchell in command

USS Wyoming was at San Francisco, at the out break of the Civil War. Ordered to remain in the vicinity CDR. Mitchell, a Southerner, violated his orders and sailed to Panama, causing him to lose his command and subsequent dismissal from the service

USS Wyoming received a new commanding officer at San Francisco CDR. David Stockton McDougal, and on 9 August 1861 proceeded to the coast of Lower California to protect American whaling interests against possible incursions by Confederate cruisers, operating in South American waters into 1862.

Repaired at Mare Island USS Wyoming was assigned to the Far East in search of Confederate cruisers especially CSS Alabama and to also "show the flag" in Japan protecting American citizen and interests

To that extent she fought a battle in the Strait of Shimonoséki on 14 July 1863, with ships of the Daimyo Choshiu, victorious she was holed eleven times and suffered eleven casualties

Arrived, 13 July 1864, Philadelphia Navy Yard, for repairs, immediately ordered to sea to search for CSS Florida off the east coast of the United States

Unable to fulfill her assignment because of a leaky boiler USS Wyoming returned to Philadelphia, 19 July 1864

Decommissioned, 23 July 1864

Recommissioned, 11 April 1865, CDR. John P. Bankhead in command, Wyoming proceeded to the East Indies Station to search for the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah which was still at sea one month after the Civil War ended.

Assigned to the Asiatic Squadron in 1867

Decommission, 10 February 1868, and placed in ordinary at Boston, MA

Recommissioned, 14 November CDR. John L. Davis in command and assigned to the North Atlantic Station

Decommissioned, 30 April 1874, at Washington Navy Yard

Assigned as the Washington Navy Yard receiving ship in 1877

Recommissioned, 20 November 1877 and subsequently assigned to the European Station

Decommissioned, 30 October 1882, at Annapolis MD. to serve as a practice ship for midshipmen of the Naval Academy

Later towed to Norfolk, VA. she was sold, 9 May 1892, to E. J. Butler of Arlington, MA

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 1,457 t.
Length 198' 6"
Beam 33' 2"
Depth unknown
Draft 14' 10"
Speed 11 kts
Complement 198

Armament

two 11" Dahlgren smoothbores

one 60-pdr Parrott rifle

three 32-pdrs

Propulsion steam and sail

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
098602711	565k	*Namesake* Wyoming's - Naval History infographic shares the information about the state of Wyoming and its ties to Naval History. U.S. Navy graphic by Annalisa Underwood.	US Naval History and Heritage Command
098602710	164k	Battle of Shimonoséki, 14 July 1863. USS Wyoming battling three armed ex-US merchant ships purchased by the Daimyo Choshiu; the 6-gun bark ex-*Daniel Webster* (Japanese name unknown), the 10-gun brig *Kosei* (ex-US *Lanrick) and the 4-gun steamer Koshin* (originally ex-US *Lancefield). US Naval History and Heritage Command H-063-3: The Battle of Shimonoseki Strait, Japan, 1863*	Tommy Trampp
098602704	159k	Black and white lithograph by John Audubon and Son of a painting by W.A.K. Martin, Philadelphia, 1858, of USS Wyoming. Collection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 1368	US Naval History and Heritage Command
098602702	143k	Lithograph of USS Wyoming at anchor off Callao, Peru, 1 September 1860. Original is in the FDR Collection. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 45233	US Naval History and Heritage Command
098602703	218k	Drawing of USS Wyoming by Clary Ray, appeared in Official Records of the Union and Confederate US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 45234	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	56k	USS Wyoming at anchor, date and location unknown. Black hulls with narrow white streaks were characteristic of post-Civil War American seagoing warships. US Navy photo	Robert Hurst
098602705	107k	USS Wyoming at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD., in her configuration of 1871-1882. Note the gun (probably a 60-pounder Parrott) on the forecastle, covered with canvas. After the end of her active career in 1882, she served as a practice ship at Annapolis until 1892. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 45367, From "U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland," (E.H. Hart, N.Y., 1887), p. 34., Description: Courtesy of Rear Admiral A. Farenholt.	US Naval History and Heritage Command
098602706	192k	USS Wyoming and USS Constellation moored at Santees wharf, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 901121	US Naval History and Heritage Command
098602707	320k	Bird's eye view from Hunter's Bluff, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. photo by E.H. Hart 1887. From right to left, USS Constellation, USS Wyoming(1859-92), and USS Katahdin (RAM) (1896-1909). US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 901212	US Naval History and Heritage Command
098602708	331k	From left to right; *USS Dolphin* (PG-24), USS Wyoming and USS Santee** moored at Santees wharf, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 54541	US Naval History and Heritage Command
098602709	197k	Surgeon Henry F. McSherry, USN, circa 1865 photograph taken at the time he was assigned to the USS Wyoming. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 47808	US Naval History and Heritage Command

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

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Mitchell, John K.	October 1859 Comm- 3 July 1861
02	LT. Murray, Francis K. (Temp)	4 July 1861 - 8 August 1861
03	CDR. McDougal, David Stockton	9 August 1861 - 23 July 1964
	Decommissioned	23 July 1964 - 11 April 1865
04	CDR. Bankhead, John P.	11 April 1865 - 10 February 1868
	Decommissioned	10 February 1868 - 14 November 1871
05	CDR. Davis, John Lee	14 November 1871 - 1872
06	CDR. Cushing, William Barker	1872 - 30 April 1874
	Decommissioned	30 April 1874 - 20 November 1877
07	CDR. Hayward, George W.	20 November 1877 - 1878
08	CDR. Watson, John Crittenden	1878 - 1880
09	CDR. Casey Jr., Silas	1880 - 30 October 1882 Decomm


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