USS Crocus (1862)

USS Crocus (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Crocus was planned to be used by the Union Navy as a gunboat, to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.

USS Crocus (1862)

USS Crocus (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Crocus was planned to be used by the Union Navy as a gunboat, to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.