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USS Agawam (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Sassacus Class Sidewheel Steam Frigate:

Laid down in October 1862 as the double-ended sidewheel gunboat Agawam at Portland, ME., by George W. Lawrence

Launched, 21 April 1863

Commissioned USS Agawam, 9 March 1864, CDR. Alexander C. Rhind in command

During the Civil War USS Agawam participated in the following:

Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 6 May 1964

Assigned to the James River, 9 May to support mine clearing operations and to protect Union transports and supply ships from Confederate attack

Shifted operations to Pamlico Sound, N.C. from February 1865 to the end of the war

Re-assigned to operate along the Atlantic coast between Florida and the Virginia Capes, late-1865-early1867

Decommissioned, 31 March 1867, at Norfolk, VA.

Sold at auction, 10 October 1867 to Mr. James Power

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 974 t.
Length 205'
Beam 35'
Depth 35'
Draft 8' 4"
Speed 11 kts
Complement 145

Armament

two 100-pdr Parrott rifles

four 9" smoothbores

two 24-pdr smoothbores

one 12-pdr smoothbores

one 12-pdr rifle

Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
098635505	85k	Generic lithograph representing the Sassacus-class gunboats. Wikipedia	John Spivey
	75k	USS Agawam (I) in the James River, VA., July 1864. Photographed by Brady & Company, Washington, D.C. From the collection of Surgeon Herman P. Babcock, USN. Donated by his son, George R. Babcock, 1939 US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 57252	Bill Gonyo
	73k	USS Agawam (I) in the James River, VA., 1864-1865. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 57253	Bill Gonyo
	100k	Sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1899, depicting USS Agawam (I) underway, during 1864-1865. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 57812	Bill Gonyo
	137k	USS Agawam (I) ship's officers and crewmen pose on deck, while she was serving on the James River, VA. in August 1864. CDR. Alexander C. Rhind, ship's Commanding Officer, is at the extreme right with his foot on the ladder. Standing next to him is Assistant Surgeon Herman P. Babcock. LT.George Dewey is in the right center, wearing a straw hat, directly below the end of the davit. The pivot gun is one of the ship's two 100-pounder Parrott rifles. Note Marine in the left foreground. Photo from the collection of Surgeon Herman P. Babcock, USN. Donated by his son, George R. Babcock, 1939. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 58913	Bill Gonyo
	125k	Some of USS Agawam (I)'s officers relaxing on deck, while she was serving on the James River, VA. in the summer of 1864. They are (from left to right): Assistant Paymaster H. Melville Hanna; CDR. Alexander C. Rhind, Commanding Officer; Assistant Surgeon Herman P. Babcock; and LT George Dewey. Note awning overhead, and windsail rigged for ventilation of the spaces below decks. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 61926	Bill Gonyo

USS Agawam (I)
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