Mercedita, an 840-ton screw steamer, was built at Brooklyn, New York, in 1861. She was purchased by the U.S. Navy in July of that year and served during the Civil War as USS Mercedita. Sold by the Navy in October 1865, she soon reentered merchant service under the same name. She was converted to a sailing vessel in 1879 and to a barge in 1900. The old ship was lost in 1901.
This page features our only view of the steamer Mercedita, which was USS Mercedita during 1861-65.
For pictures of this ship during her U.S. Navy service,
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For pictures of this ship during her U.S. Navy service,
see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 5 July 2001