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USS Grand Gulf
USS ''Grand Gulf'' was a wooden-hulled, propeller-driven Steamboat, steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was effective in performing blockade duty, and captured a number of Confederate States of America, Confederate blockade runners. Service history Cornelius and Richard Poillon built ''Onward'' at their shipyard at the foot of Bridge Street in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. She was launched into the East River on March 28, 1863. She was purchased by the United States Navy, US Navy from the Poillons on 14 September 1863 for $190,000. She was commissioned as ''USS Grand Gulf'' on 28 September 1863, Comdr. George Ransom in command. ''Grand Gulf'' stood to sea from New York on 11 October and 9 days later joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Wilmington, North Carolina. Her two exits to the sea at Beaufort, North Carolina, Beaufort and the Cape Fear River made Wilmington one of the most important and most difficult to blockade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
