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| USS New York, Screw Sloop History |
| Originally named Ontario |
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| Ontario, a screw frigate laid down at the New York Navy
Yard in 1863, was never launched. Work on the ship was suspended 27 November
1865, and her name was changed to New York on 15 May 1869. The ship
was sold while still on the stocks 12 May 1888. |
Displacement 3,953; Length, 312'6"; Beam, 47'; Armament,
21 guns |
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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,
1970), Vol.5: N-Q, p. 70 and 160 |
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