USS King Philip (1845) [SEP] conflict
USS King Philip (1845)
USS "King Philip" (1845) was a steamer acquired by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a dispatch boat, providing various services.
A commercial steamer seized by the Union Navy.
"Powhatan" — a side-wheel steamer built in Baltimore, Maryland in 1845 by J. A. and E. T. Robinson — operated on the Potomac River out of Georgetown, D.C.. Early in the Civil War, the Union
USS Vesuvius (1846)
USS "Vesuvius" (1845) was a 239-ton steamer acquired by the U.S. Navy for use during the Mexican–American War which was an armed military conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas.
"Vesuvius", outfitted with a heavy 10-inch mortar that was designed to attack and damage land-based fortifications, was assigned by the Navy to operations in the Mexican battle zones.
Built in New York in 1845