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From Slaver to Blockader: USS Nightingale in 1861

From Slaver to Blockader: USS Nightingale in 1861

In 1861, the United States was desperate for warships. The navy was small, with half its ships deployed overseas and most remaining in the United States in a state of maintenance or layup. The Navy Department spent the war’s first months purchasing, outfitting, and deploying any ship it could get its hands on with a deck strong enough to support the weight of a cannon. They were all then sent to...

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