. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . OFFICERS ON DECK OF THE V. S. S. RHODE ISLAND This proved to be one of the most useful of the vessels purchased by the Navy Department duringthe war. Commissioned in May, 1801, she was one of the last of the Federal warships to go outof service, .Innc, 1805. During the entire war she was commanded by Commander (later Rear-Admiral) Steplicn Decatur Trenchard. At the time this picture was taken at Cape Haytien, herexecutive officers were Lieutenant Pennell, Lieutenant F
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . OFFICERS ON DECK OF THE V. S. S. RHODE ISLAND This proved to be one of the most useful of the vessels purchased by the Navy Department duringthe war. Commissioned in May, 1801, she was one of the last of the Federal warships to go outof service, .Innc, 1805. During the entire war she was commanded by Commander (later Rear-Admiral) Steplicn Decatur Trenchard. At the time this picture was taken at Cape Haytien, herexecutive officers were Lieutenant Pennell, Lieutenant Farquhar, and Master Rodney officers were Cliiet-Enginecr McCutcheon, Captains Clerk F. C. T. Beck, Paymaster Douglas, Paymasters Clerk, Langdon Rodgers. She had first been employed as a specialdespatch-lwat for the rapid transmission of (jovcrnmcnt orders to all squadron commanders. Herspeed proved so great that she was soon converted into a heavily armed cruiser (twelve guns) andsent to West Indian waters to search for Confederate privateers and blockade-runners. She madenumerous prizes and was subsequ
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