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USS Crocus (1862)
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USS Crocus (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy
during the American Civil War
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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.
as Solomon Thomas. She was purchased 31 July 1863 from C. W. Copeland and renamed Crocus.
, 17 August and was totally wrecked.
All of her crew were saved.
Union Navy
The Union Navy is the label applied to the United States Navy during the American Civil War, to contrast it from its direct opponent, the Confederate States Navy...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Crocus was planned to be used by the Union Navy as a gunboat, to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Built in New York in 1862
Crocus, a screw steamer, was built in 1862 at New York CityNew York City
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as Solomon Thomas. She was purchased 31 July 1863 from C. W. Copeland and renamed Crocus.
A short career in the Civil War
Her career was one of the shortest in the Navy. Clearing New York City 14 August 1863 under the command of Acting Ensign J. L. Winton, Crocus ran aground on Bodie's Island, North CarolinaBodie Island
Bodie Island is a long, narrow barrier peninsula that forms the northernmost portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The land that is most commonly referred to as Bodie Island was at one time a true island, however the inlet separating it from the Currituck Banks peninsula in the north closed...
, 17 August and was totally wrecked.
All of her crew were saved.