USS Sovereign (1855) [SEP] conflict
USS Sovereign (1855)
The first USS "Sovereign" (1855) was a 336-ton steamer captured on the Mississippi River by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. 
The Navy placed "Sovereign " in service as a commissary ship, which is a ship's tender responsible for providing ships with provisions. Later in the war, she was used by the Navy as a barracks ship for ship workers.
Built in Pennsylvania in 1855.
"Sovereign" -- a side wheel steamer built
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