Ordered as Solomon Thomas Commissioned 31 July 1863 Length 24 m Draft 2.82 m | Laid down date unknown Acquired 31 July 1863 Out of service 17 August 1863 Weight 124 tons | |
USS Crocus (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
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Crocus was planned to be used by the Union Navy as a gunboat, to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Built in New York in 1862
Crocus, a screw steamer, was built in 1862 at New York City as Solomon Thomas. She was purchased 31 July 1863 from C. W. Copeland and renamed Crocus.
A short career in the Civil War
Her career was one of the shortest in the Navy. Clearing New York City 14 August 1863 under the command of Acting Ensign J. L. Winton, Crocus ran aground on Bodie's Island, North Carolina, 17 August and was totally wrecked.
All of her crew were saved.
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