Built by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Tacony – the first ship to be so-named by the U.S. Navy – was launched on 7 May 1863; sponsored by Miss Ellie M. Wells, daughter of Lieutenant Commander Clark H. Wells, the captain of the yard at Philadelphia; and commissioned there on 12 February 1864, Lt. Comdr. William T. Truxtun in command.
Identifier (URI) | Rank |
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dbkwik:resource/8b5IzDbbTE14FgWERBzevw== | 5.88129e-14 |
dbr:USS_Tacony_(1863) | 5.88129e-14 |