USS Powhatan

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The first USS Powhatan was a sidewheel steam frigate in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Powhatan, a Native American chief of eastern Virginia. She was one of the last, and largest, of the United States Navy's paddle frigates.

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USS Pawhatan
length 225 metre, draft 13.27 metre, beam 32.3 metre, 
bulk carrier, Norfolk Naval ShipyardUnited States Navy


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    Relief of Fort Pickens, by the United States fleet, March 23, 1861 - sketched from the wheel-house of the Atlantic by an officer of the expedition. (cropped) LCCN90711028 (cropped)Relief of Fort Pickens, by the United States fleet, March 23, 1861 - sketched from the wheel-house of the Atlantic by an officer of the expedition. (cropped) LCCN90711028 (cropped)
    Powhatan, port side - NARA - 513000Powhatan, port side - NARA - 513000
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    USS Powhatan (1850) photograph NH 48102USS Powhatan (1850) photograph NH 48102
    Ca. 1860 Kawaraban - USS Powhatan Carrying the First Japanese Embassy to AmericaCa. 1860 Kawaraban - USS Powhatan Carrying the First Japanese Embassy to America
    Powhatan and Susquehannah - Detail of Tanks - NARA - 68865467Powhatan and Susquehannah - Detail of Tanks - NARA - 68865467
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    Dinner and Dinner and "minstrel" entertainment on deck of the USS Powhatan arranged by Capt. Wm. McCluney at the direction of Commodore M.C. Perry.