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NavSource Online: "Old Navy" Ship Photo Archive USS Nyanza Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Sidewheel Steamer (Tinclad No.41):
Built in 1863 at Belle Vernon, PA.
Purchased by the US Navy at Cincinnati Ohio, 4 November 1863
Commissioned USS Nyanza, 21 December 1863, at Mound City, IL., Acting LT. Samuel B. Washburn in command
During the Civil War, Nyanza patrolled the Mississippi and its tributaries protecting Union lines of communication and supply
She captured schooner J. W. Wilder, 15 March 1864, in the Atchafalaya River, LA.
Took schooner Mandoline, 13 April 1864, in Atchafalaya Bay, LA. laden with cotton
Decommissioned at New Orleans, 21 July 1865
Sold at public auction, 12 August 1865, at New Orleans to Owen Finnegan.
Redocumented 26 August 1865, the side wheeler remained in merchant service until 1873.
Final Disposition, fate unknown Specifications:
Displacement 203 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament
six 24-pdr howitzers
Propulsion
steam engines
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