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USS Iris (I)
Paddlewheel Steamer:
The first Iris was a wooden steamer propelled by radial paddle wheels built at New York in 1847
Launched in 1847
Purchased at New York by the Navy in 1847
Commissioned, USS Iris at New York Navy Yard, 25 October 1847, CDR. Stephen B. Wilson in command
Iris departed New York Harbor for Vera Cruz, Mexico, 26 October 1847, and arrived there, 11 December
With the exception of a brief visit to Mobile, AL., in February 1848 and a voyage to Pensacola, FL., in September, Iris remained on duty in the vicinity of Vera Cruz
for the next year
During the closing months of the Mexican War, she assisted in maintaining the blockade of the coast of Mexico and protected the Army's water communications
Thereafter she vigilantly protected United States interests in that volatile area lest trouble break out anew
Iris departed Vera Cruz, 8 November, and arrived Norfolk 16 December and decommissioned that day
Redocumented as Osprey 9 March 1849
Final Disposition, destroyed by fire at Kingston, Jamaica, 18 April 1856
Specifications:
Displacement 388 t.
Length 145'
Beam 27'
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 70
Armament
one 32-pdrs
Propulsion
steam engine(s)
boiler(s)
two paddlewheels
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Iris (I)
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