USS Cactus (1863) [SEP] conflict
USS Cactus (1863)
USS "Cactus" (1863) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for service with the Union blockade of the ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America.
She was used by the Union Navy primarily as a supply ship and as a ship's tender, but she was also equipped with heavy guns to be used as a gunboat if the need occurred.
Built in Brooklyn in 1863.
"Cactus", an armed side-wheel
USS Clover
USS "Clover" may refer to more than one ship in the U.S. Navy:
- , a tugboat commissioned 28 November 1863.
- , a lighthouse tender during World War I.
See also.
- , a Cactus (A)-class buoy tender operated by the United States Coast Guard between 1942 and 1990.