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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Princeton (1852-1866)

USS Princeton, a 1370-ton screw steamer, was built at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, using the engines from the previous USS Princeton in a new hull. She was completed for service in November 1852, with the intention of sending her to the Far East, but problems with her boilers prevented the deployment. After repairs, Princeton served along the East Coast and in the Caribbean area until June 1855, when she was placed in ordinary. She was used as receiving ship at Philadelphia from 1857 until she was sold in 1866.

This page features our only views related to USS Princeton (1852-1866).

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Photo #: NH 60694

USS Princeton (1852-1866)


Pen and ink drawing by F. Muller, circa 1900.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 181KB; 750 x 550 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 74700

USS Princeton (1852-1866)


Spar plan, copied from Charles B. Stuart's 1853 book "Naval & Mail Steamers of the United States".

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 585 pixels

 

Additional image:

A daguerreotype identified as showing USS Princeton, possibly taken at New Bedford, Massachusetts in July-September 1853, is in the MacKay Collection, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, 900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607.
The image is of the ship's port side, somewhat toward the stern, and shows her entire length. It has the owning institution's accession number 69:201:26.

For additional information on this item, the availability of reproductions and usage rights, contact the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House. That museum's WEB Site can be readily found through standard Internet search engines.


If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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21 May 2000