Lioness, a 198-ton stern-wheel steamer built at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1859, was converted to a ram in the spring of 1862 by Colonel Charles Ellet for use on the Western Rivers. She served in a supporting role during the naval battle off Memphis, Tennessee, on 6 June 1862. During the following months, she was involved in expeditions up the Yazoo River as part of the campaign against Vicksburg, Mississippi. Lioness operated with the Ellets' Mississippi Marine Brigade in 1863, but was laid up in mid-year. She remained in U.S. Government hands until she was sold in September 1865. Retaining the name Lioness, she saw civilian employment until about 1869.
This page features our only views of the U.S. Ram Lioness.
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The following image depicts a stern-wheel steamer of the Ellet fleet that may be Lioness:
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24 March 2000