Engineering:USS Emerald (1864)
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Name: | USS Emerald |
Namesake: | The emerald, a green gem stone |
Cost: | $10,000 ($255,559.41 in 2020) [1][2] |
Acquired: | August 3, 1863 [3] |
In service: | 1864 |
Out of service: | 1883 |
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Type: | Ferry boat |
Propulsion: | Steam engine |
The first USS Emerald was steam yacht that served in a non-commissioned status as a ferry boat at the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery, Maine, from 1864 to 1883.
References
- ↑ "Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion". Washington, Govt. Print. Off.. http://archive.org/stream/cu31924080777489#page/n87/mode/1up.
- ↑ "$10,000 in 1862 → 2022 | Inflation Calculator". https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1862?amount=10000.
- ↑ "Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion". Washington, Govt. Print. Off.. http://archive.org/stream/cu31924080777489#page/n87/mode/1up.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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