USS Severn
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USS Severn was a Contoocook-class sloop of the United States Navy. She was laid down as Mosholu during the American Civil War to deter British intervention in 1864, although timber shortages and a rushed construction delayed progress. Renamed and launched in 1869, her design was criticized and green wood limited her service life. After a brief two-year stint in the Atlantic and Caribbean, she was decommissioned in 1871. In 1877, she was sold and broken up as part of a scheme to fund the construction of USS Puritan.
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1869 USS Severn
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ship decommissioning
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A painting of the SS Severn, 1871 A U.S. navel war sloop| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | A painting of the SS Severn, 1871 A U.S. navel war sloop | Commons | ||
