| The first Piscataqua, a screw steamer, was launched 11
June 1866 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; and commissioned 21 October 1867 with
Captain Daniel Ammen in command. |
| On 16 December 1867, she sailed for the East Indies via Cape of
Good Hope, arriving Singapore 18 April 1868. Serving as flagship for the
Asiatic Station, she visited ports in China, Japan and the Philippines. From
1863 to 1869, a civil war raged in Japan; during the course of this war,
Piscataqua protected the lives of United States citizens and American
interests. |
| On 15 May 1869, her name was changed to Delaware, and on
23 August 1870, she departed Singapore for America. She arrived New York
19 November. Decommissioned 5 December 1870, she remained tin the New York
Navy Yard until sinking in 1876. She was sold for scrapping in February
1877. |
Displacement, 2,400; Length, 312'6"; Beam, 46'; Speed, 16 knots;
Complement, 58, Armament two 3-pdrs. |
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Bibliography
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James L. Mooney, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting
Ships, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977),
Vol.2: C-F, p. 255 |
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James L. Mooney, Dictionary of American Naval
Fighting Ships, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,
1970), Vol.5: N-Q, p. 319 |
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