USS R. B. Forbes

USS R. B. Forbes was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Originally built in either 1845 or 1846, the vessel saw service as a tugboat and briefly a lightship at Boston, Massachusetts. Built by Otis Tufts and named after Robert Bennet Forbes, she was the first iron mercantile vessel built in New England.

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  USS LST-471 ⓘ
  LST-1-class tank landing ship

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  USS R. B. Forbes ⓘ
  American Civil War-era steam ship

1862-02-07T00:00:00Z

1862-02-08T00:00:00Z

1862 Battle of Roanoke Island

1864-05-05T00:00:00Z

1864-05-05T00:00:00Z

1864 Battle of Albemarle Sound

1864-12-09T00:00:00Z

1864-12-09T00:00:00Z

1864 Rainbow Bluff Expedition

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Roanoke Island	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Albemarle Sound	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Rainbow Bluff Expedition	military expedition	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS LST-471	tank landing ship, LST-1-class tank landing ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS R. B. Forbes	steamship	Wikidata
site	fort	1680	Fort Raleigh	fort	Wikidata