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USS Norwich (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Screw Steamer Gunboat:
  • Built in 1861 as the civilian wooden screw steamer SS Norwich at Norwich, CT.
  • Purchased by the Federal Navy, 26 September 1861, at New York City, from J. M. Huntington & Co.
  • Commissioned, USS Norwich, 28 December 1861, at New York Navy Yard, LT. James M. Duncan in command
  • During the Civil War USS Norwich was assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Savannah
    USS Norwich and Uncas escorted troop transports on 10 March 1863 up the St. John's River shelling Confederate positions so Union troops could land at Jacksonville, FL.
    On 19 August 1863, USS Norwich and USS E.B. Hale mounted a boat expedition to destroy a Confederate signal station near Jacksonville
    Supported operations on the St. John's River in early February 1864, convoying Army troops to Jacksonville
    Trapped blockade runner ST. Mary's on the St. John's River north of Jacksonville, 7 February 1864, where she was scuttled
    USS Norwich continued blockade duty along the coast of Florida and Georgia until the end of the war
  • Decommissioned, 30 June 1865, at Philadelphia, PA.
  • Sold at public auction, 10 August 1865, at Philadelphia
  • Redocumented, 14 October 1865, returning to merchant service
  • Final Disposition, lost in February 1873
    Specifications:
    Displacement 450 t.
    Length 132' 5"
    Beam 24' 6"
    Depth-of-Hold 16' 5"
    Draft 10'
    Speed 9.5 kts
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    one 30-pdr Parrott rifle
    four 8" guns
    Propulsion steam
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    Norwich 103k Drawing by Xanthus Smith during the Civil War of USS Norwich at anchor.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 44761    		 Bill Gonyo
    USS Norwich (I)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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