. . . . . "--06-22"^^ . . "USS Tulip (1862)"@en . . . . . . "USS Tulip (1862) was a 183-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Tulip was outfitted with heavy guns and was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy in order to prevent the South from trading with other countries."@en . . . . . . . "USS Tulip (1862) was a 183-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Tulip was outfitted with heavy guns and was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy in order to prevent the South from trading with other countries."@en . .