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USS Crocus (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Screw Steamer:
  • Built in 1862 as the screw steamer Solomon Thomas, location unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Purchased for the Navy by RADM. H. Paulding, 31 July 1863 at New York, N.Y. from C.W. Copeland for $23,300
  • Fitted out at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Commissioned USS Crocus, date unknown, at New York Navy Yard, Acting Ensign J.L. Winton in command
  • Clearing New York 14 August 1863, USS Crocus ran aground on Bodie's Island, N.C., 17 August and was totally wrecked. All her crew were saved
    Specifications:
    Displacement 122 t.
    Length 79'
    Beam 18'6"
    Depth of Hold 9'3"
    Draft 7'
    Speed 7½ kts
    Complement 36
    Armament
    two guns
    Propulsion
    two low pressure steam engines
    twin screws
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