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USS Rodolph

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Wooden Stern-wheel Steamer (Tinclad #48):

Built in 1863 at Cincinnati, OH.

Purchased by the Navy, 31 December 1863

Commissioned, USS Rodolph at New Orleans, 28 May 1864, Acting Vol. LT. George D. Upham in command

During the Civil War USS Rodolph was assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron

Rodolph joined the Squadron, 14 August 1864, participating in the surrender of Fort Morgan on 23 August

8 September 1864 Rodolph demolished salt works on the Bon Secours River

11 September 1864 escorted Army transport Planter up the Fish River to seize a sawmill engine and stocks of lumber

1 April 1865, Rodolph struck a torpedo and sank, killing four and wounding eleven crew members

Specifications:
Displacement 217 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 60
Armament

two 32-pdrs

two 24-pdr howitzers
Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	212k	Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 29 April 1865, page 268, depicting USS Rodolph being sunk by a mine in the Blakely River, Alabama, near Mobile, on 1 April 1865. At the time, *Rodolph* was towing a barge with equipment to salvage the monitor USS Milwaukee, which had been sunk by a mine on 28 March. US Navy History and Heritage Command photo # NH 42363.		Aryeh Wetherhorn

USS Rodolph
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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