Military Ships New York in the War of the Rebillion, 1861-1865
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U.S.S. ESTRELLA
 
 Acquisition.-- Transferred, 1862 by the Army. Description.-- Class:
 Side-wheel steamer;wood.
 Rate: 4th. Tonnage.-- 488. Battery,--August 25, 1863, 1  30-pdr. Parrot
 Rifle 2  32-pdr. 33 cwt. 2 24-pdr.  howitzers: June 10, 1865, 1 30-pdr.
 Parrott rifle, 2 12-pdr. howitzers. Disposition.ppSold, October 9, 1867, at
 New York, by Rear Admiral C. H. Bell. for $7,500.
 Remarks- Total cost of repairs while in navel service was $34,248.70.
 
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 U.S.S. ETHAN ALLEN
 
 Acquistion.--Purchased, August 23, 1861, at boston, by board composed of
 J.M. Forbes et al. Cost.--27,500. Description.-- Class: Sailing
 Vessel;wood. Rate. rig,ect: 4th; bark. Tonnage 556. Dimensions.-- Length
 153' 3" ' beam 35' 1'; depth 14'. Draft.--August 1864, 13'.
 Speed.--Maximum, 12 knots; average, 5 knots. Battery.--October 8 1861. 4
 32-pdr. 51 cwt. 2 82-pdr. 33 cwt. December 21, 1861. add 1 heavy 12-pdr.;
 April 20, 1863, add 1 20-pdr. Parrott rifle; June 22, 1863, add 1 12-pdr.
 rifle; October 30, 1863, aff 1 3o-pdr. rifle. Sisposition.--Sold at public
 auction, July 20, 1865, at Portsmouth,N.H., to E. Snow by Charles Clark,
 for $20,000. Remarks.--Commissioned, October 3, 1861. total cost of repairs
 while in Goverment service was $ 12,588.22
 
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 U.S.S. ETLAH
 
 Acquisition.-- Built by contract with C.W. McCord, St.Louis,Mo.
 Cost.--$580,950.90. Description.--Cladd: Light-draft monitor. Rate: 4th.
 Tonnage.--614. Disposition.--Sold, September 12, 1874, at New Orleans, to
 Nat. McKay for $ 9,500, at public auction. Remarks.--Name changed to
 HECATE, June 15, 1869; and, August 10, 1869, renamed ET'ah. Turret of this
 vessel was constructed at St.Louis by James B. Eads. This vessel rendered
 no service, having been laid up at Mound City,Ill., from 1867 to 1871: at
 new Orleans,La., from 1872 to 1873.
 
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 U.S.S. EUGENE
 
 Acquisition.-- Purchased, april 22, 1862, from Key West prize court by Navy
 Department. Cost.-- $1,024. Description.--Class: Sailing Vessel; live oak
 and red cedar. Rate: rig, ect.: 4th; schooner. Tonnage.--150.
 Disposition.-- sold at auction, November ,1863,by Rear Admiral Stribling at
 Key West,Fla. Remarks.-- Captured, March 16, 1862, off the Mississippi and
 sent to Key West, Fla., Where she was condemmed and sold by prize court.
 total cost of repairs while in the Goverment service was $521.13. Was guard
 ship at Key West Fla., from 1862 to 1864. Name changed from Eugene Smith.

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