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Ostego
ex
 Hydra (1869 - 1874)
USS Tunxis (1864 - 1869)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Casco Class Light-draft Monitor:
  • Built in 1863-64 by Reaney, Son, and Archbold, Chester, PA.
  • Launched, 4 June 1864
  • Commissioned, USS Tunxis, 12 July 1864, at Philadelphia Navy Yard
  • Decommissioned in September 1864, at Philadelphia Navy Yard
  • Laid up, 12 July 1866, at League Island, Philadelphia
  • Renamed Hydra 15 June 1869
  • Renamed Ostego 10 August 1869
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, broken up in 1874
    Specifications:
    Displacement 614 t.
    Length 208' 9"
    Beam 37"
    Draft 6' 6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 69
    Armament
    two guns
    Propulsion steam
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    Casco 88k USS Tunxis at anchor off Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1864.
    From the 1884 Publication "THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR" BY Frank Leslie    		 Tommy Trampp
    USS Tunxis (I)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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