USS New National (1862) [SEP] conflict
USS New National (1862)
USS "New National" (1862) was a large side wheel steamer seized by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a troop ship and receiving ship in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
"New National" seized by the Union Navy at Memphis.
"New National", a wooden side-wheel steamer, was seized by Union Navy gunboats at Memphis, Tennessee, 6 June 1862, after they had
aboard for the carrier’s maiden cruise to the Mediterranean Sea.
- 20 Jan–28 Feb 1991: The squadron participated in Operation Desert Storm, combat operations against Iraq.
- Apr–Jun 1991: The squadron participated in Operation Provide Comfort, a multi-national operation providing relief and aid for Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq.
- Mar–Sep 1993: The squadron, along with other units of CVW-8, deployed aboard USS "Theodore Roosevelt" in a new approach to joint operations to test the Navy’s ability