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USS Fairy

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Sternwheel Steamer Tinclad No.51):

Laid down in 1861 as the sternwheel steamboat Maria at Cincinnati, OH.

Purchased by the Navy, 10 February 1864,

Commissioned USS Fairy circa 10 March 1864, Acting Master H. S. Wetmore in command

Homeported at Mound City, Il., Fairy patrolled and performed convoy duty in the Mississippi, White, and Tennessee Rivers providing transportation and firepower to Army expeditions, and shelling Confederate troop concentrations and batteries ashore

In June 1864 she was assigned to carry high ranking Army officers from Memphis to New Orleans

On patrol in the Tennessee River in December 1864 and January 1865, she convoyed Army transports from Clifton to Eastport, and participated in operations against Confederate General J.B. Hoods preventing them from crossing the river near Florence

After the war she transported ordnance stores to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.

Decommissioned, 8 August 1865, at Mound City

Sold 17 August 1865

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 211 t.
Length 157'
Beam 31'6"
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 5'
Speed 6 kts
Complement unknown

Armament

eight 24-pdr howitzers

Propulsion

steam engine

sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
098695001	98k	USS Fairy moored on either the Arkansas River or White River, circa March-June 1864. Central Arkansas Library System		John Spivey

USS Fairy
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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