USS Gemsbok (1861)
USS Gemsbok (1861) was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a gunboat, but, later in the war, she was also used as a collier and as a storeship. Gemsbok was purchased on 7 September 1861 at Boston, Massachusetts, and commissioned on 30 August 1861 at the Boston Navy Yard, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Lewis Drake Voorhees in command.
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USS Gemsbok (1861)
USS Gemsbok (1861) was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a gunboat, but, later in the war, she was also used as a collier and as a storeship. Gemsbok was purchased on 7 September 1861 at Boston, Massachusetts, and commissioned on 30 August 1861 at the Boston Navy Yard, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Lewis Drake Voorhees in command.
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USS Gemsbok (1861) was a bark ...... wis Drake Voorhees in command.
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1861-09-07
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1861-08-30
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1865-07-11
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4.29768e+1
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sold, circa 11 July 1865
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*4 × guns
*2 × 32-pounders
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USS Gemsbok (1861) was a bark ...... wis Drake Voorhees in command.
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USS Gemsbok (1861)
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