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Photo #  NH 63862:  Steamship Allegany, which was USS Neptune during the Civil War.  Artwork by Erik Heyl.


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Allegany (American Steamship, 1863-1865).
Served as USS Neptune in 1863-1865

USS Neptune was one of a class of five 1244-ton screw steamships purchased by the Navy in 1863, while they were under construction at New York City. She was placed in commission in mid-December 1863 and left New York for the West Indies in January 1864. She spent the rest of the Civil War cruising in that area and in convoying the steamers that operated between the U.S. and Panama as part of the transportation route to California. Neptune was decommissioned at the end of May 1865 and sold in July of that year. She soon entered commercial service under the name Allegany but was wrecked in a fog off Long Island, New York, on 5 December 1865.

This page features our only view of the steamship Allegany, which served as USS Neptune in 1863-1865.


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Photo #: NH 63862

Steamship Allegany
(1863-1865)

Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1950, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I.
This steamship served as USS Neptune during 1863-1865 and was lost in December 1865, shortly after entering commercial service under the name Allegany.

Courtesy of Erik Heyl.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 395 pixels

 


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