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USS Calypso (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Screw Steamer:
  • Built and launched by at Archibald Denny', Dunbarton Church Yard in 1855.
  • Operated by Edward Pembroke in 1862 before December 1862 service with John Fraser & Co, Charleston, SC
  • Operated by Steamship Calypso Co, Charleston, SC from April 1863 until captured 11 June 1863 attempting to enter Old Inlet off Wilmington, N.C., by USS Florida
  • Purchased from the prize court 12 October 1863
  • Commissioned, USS Calypso, 24 September 1863, Acting Master Frederick D. Stuart in command
  • During the Civil War USS Calypso was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, off Wilmington, N.C.
    Captured the blockade runner schooner Herald, 24 October 1863
    Supported troop landings and forced evacuation at New River Inlet in June 1864
    Captured the blockade runner Lady Sterling with the assistance of USS Eolus and USS Fort Jackson, 28 October 1864
  • Decommissioned, 15 August 1865, at Washington Navy Yard
  • Sold for mercantile service, 30 November 1865, at New York
  • Operated by Woodruff & Beach, New York from January 1866 until 1870
  • Operated by Panama Railroad Co, New York until 1873
  • Operated by Pacific Mail Steamship Co, New York circa 1873
  • Final Disposition, exact fate unknown, reported to have been broken up or abandoned
    Specifications:
    Displacement 630 t.
    Length 175' 2"
    Beam 26' 6"
    Draft 12'
    Speed 12 kts
    Complement 70
    Armament
    two 30-pdrs
    four 24-pdr rifles
    Propulsion steam
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    USS Calypso (I)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01Acting Master Stuart, Frederick D.24 September 1863 - 26 January 1865
    02Acting Vol. LT. Garfield, Walter H. 26 January 1865 - 15 August 1865
    Courtesy Bill Gonyo
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