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USS Patapsco (II)


Schooner:
  • A schooner named Patapsco appeared on the Navy List in 1806
  • No other facts concerning her service have been found
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament one gun
    Propulsion sail

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    Patapsco - The Patapsco River mainstem is a 39-mile-long river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland. The name "Patapsco" is derived from the Algonquian pota-psk-ut, which translates to "backwater" or "tide covered with froth. (Wikipedia)
    Photo - Patapsco river, Patapsco Valley State Park, Catonsville, Baltimore, Maryland, 2004. ©Fritz Geller-Grimm
    Map - Patapsco River Watershed. ©Karl Musser
    Tommy Trampp

    USS Patapsco (II)
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