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'''USS ''Samson'' (1860)''' was a [[Steamship|steamer]] acquired by the [[Union Army]] at the start of the [[American Civil War]] to serve with the ram fleet in the [[Mississippi River]] and its tributaries.
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'''USS ''Samson'' (1860)''' was a steamer acquired by the [[Union Army]] at the start of the [[American Civil War]] to serve with the ram fleet in the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
   
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She was transferred to the [[Union Navy]] in 1862 who continued her service on the Mississippi River. She was used as a [[tugboat]] and as a [[ship’s tender]] which provided machine shop services to the ships in the fleet.
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She was transferred to the [[Union Navy]] in 1862 who continued her service on the Mississippi River. She was used as a tugboat and as a [[ship’s tender]] which provided machine shop services to the ships in the fleet.
   
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== Civil War service ==
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''Samson'', a wooden side wheel steamer built in 1860 at [[California, Pennsylvania]], was purchased by the [[Union Army]] on 14 July 1862 for service in the Ellet ram fleet.
  
''Samson'', a wooden side wheel steamer built in 1860 at [[California, Pennsylvania]], was purchased by the [[Union Army]] on 14 July 1862 for service in the Ellet ram fleet.
   
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After the Western flotilla was placed under Navy command in the early autumn of 1862, ''Samson'' was transferred to the Union Navy on 27 November 1862. She served the [[Mississippi Squadron]] as a [[tugboat]] and a floating [[machine shop]] throughout the remainder of the Civil War. As such, she was one of the early predecessors of modern repair ships.
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After the Western flotilla was placed under Navy command in the early autumn of 1862, ''Samson'' was transferred to the Union Navy on 27 November 1862. She served the [[Mississippi Squadron]] as a tugboat and a floating [[machine shop]] throughout the remainder of the Civil War. As such, she was one of the early predecessors of modern repair ships.
   
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After the end of hostilities, she was sold at [[public auction]] at [[Mound City, Illinois]], to J. W. Clark and J. Nixon, et, al., on 9 August 1865. She was redocumented on 27 December 1865 and remained in merchant service until 1869.
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After the end of hostilities, she was sold at public auction at Mound City, Illinois, to J. W. Clark and J. Nixon, et, al., on 9 August 1865. She was redocumented on 27 December 1865 and remained in merchant service until 1869.
   
 
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==References==
  
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 23 May 2016

USS Samson (1860)
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Ships in the foreground are: Monarch (letter "M" between stacks), Queen of the West (with letter "Q") and Lioness(letter "L"). In the left background are: Switzerland (with letter "S" on paddlebox), Samson and Lancaster are in the background.
Career ((US)) US Naval Jack 36 starsUS flag 34 stars
Launched: 1860, at California, Pennsylvania
In service: 1862
Out of service: 1865
Struck: 1865 (est.)
Fate: sold, 9 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement: 230 tons
Propulsion: steam engine
side wheel-propelled
Armament: ram

USS Samson (1860) was a steamer acquired by the Union Army at the start of the American Civil War to serve with the ram fleet in the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

She was transferred to the Union Navy in 1862 who continued her service on the Mississippi River. She was used as a tugboat and as a ship’s tender which provided machine shop services to the ships in the fleet.

Civil War service

Under Union Army service

Samson, a wooden side wheel steamer built in 1860 at California, Pennsylvania, was purchased by the Union Army on 14 July 1862 for service in the Ellet ram fleet.

Service with the Union Navy

After the Western flotilla was placed under Navy command in the early autumn of 1862, Samson was transferred to the Union Navy on 27 November 1862. She served the Mississippi Squadron as a tugboat and a floating machine shop throughout the remainder of the Civil War. As such, she was one of the early predecessors of modern repair ships.

Post-war disposition and subsequent commercial career

After the end of hostilities, she was sold at public auction at Mound City, Illinois, to J. W. Clark and J. Nixon, et, al., on 9 August 1865. She was redocumented on 27 December 1865 and remained in merchant service until 1869.

See also

References

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