USS Tuscarora (1861)

USS Tuscarora (1861)

The first USS Tuscarora was a sloop of war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

Tuscarora was laid down on 27 June 1861 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Merrick & Sons; launched on 24 August 1861; sponsored by Miss Margaret Lardner; and commissioned on 5 December 1861, Commander Tunis A. M. Craven in command.

Read more about USS Tuscarora (1861):  Searching For Confederate Raiders, 1861–1864, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864–1865, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1865, Post-Civil War, 1865–1880