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Althea


Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Schooner:
  • Built, date and location unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • In 1862 Althea is mentioned in dispatches as a resupply ship carrying coal and provision to to the warships of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron
  • In February 1863 she is reported as carrying messages to blockading vessels stationed along the coast of Texas and resupplying them with coal
  • In November 1863 she is reported as carrying provisions to the warships of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Charleston, S.C.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
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    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
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    Armament unknown
    Propulsion sail

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