Laid down date unknown In service 1862 Struck 1864 (est.) Weight 954.1 tons Draft 2.67 m | Launched date unknown Out of service 1864 Length 82 m Displacement 851,800 kg | |
Captured by Union Navy forces
14 June 1862 | ||
USS Clara Dolsen (1862) was a large steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the Union Navy in river operations and as an "receiving ship" auxiliary.
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Clara Dolsen captured and placed into Union Navy service
Clara Dolsen, a side-wheel steamer, was captured 14 June 1862 by the gunboat USS Mound City and the tug USS Spitfire on the White River during the St. Charles expedition.
Participating in attempt to recapture Henderson, Kentucky
After taking part in the joint Army-Navy expedition to recapture Henderson, Kentucky, (19–24 July 1862), she served as a receiving ship at Cairo, Illinois, until April 1864.
Returned to owner in response to lawsuit
Since she had not been libeled as a prize, her owners brought suit for her return. The final adjudication restored Clara Dolsen to her owners, and she was turned over to the U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Illinois in May 1864, for delivery to her owners.