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USS Grampus (II)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Campaign Medal
Sidewheel Steamer:
Built, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
RADM. David D. Porter purchased the steamer Ion for the U.S. Navy, 22 July 1863, at Cincinnati!, OH. for $9,750
Renamed Grampus, date unknown
Grampus was utilized as a receiving ship in the Mississippi Squadron, stationed at Cincinnati, OH., Acting Master Elijah Sells assumed command 14 November 1863
With Acting Ensign C. W. Litherbury in command, Grampus operated as a receiving ship at Cincinnati, assisting in the stripping of ships for conversion to gunboats
and helping deliver them to fleet staging points for the Mississippi Squadron, principally Cairo and Mound City, IL.
After the Civil War, Grampus shifted to Mound City
Sold at public auction to D. D. Holliday & Bros, 1 September 1868 for $450
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 230 t.
Length 180'
Beam 27'
Depth of Hold 5'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion
one high pressure overhead cylinder steam engine
one boiler
two sidewheels
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Grampus (II)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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