Photo #: NH 45212
Nipsic class gunboat
At the Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, circa the
late 1860s or early 1870s. The Yard's western shiphouse is in
the background.
This ship is either Nipsic (1863-1873) in her configuration
of 1869-1873, or Yantic (1864-1929) in her configuration
of 1872-1897. Nipsic was rebuilt at the Washington Navy
Yard in 1869.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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