Built in Connecticut
Varuna, the first U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, was originally intended for merchant service between New York City and New Orleans, Louisiana. She was laid down in late January or early February 1861 at the Mallory Yard, Mystic, Connecticut; launched there in the following September; and purchased by the Navy at New York City on 31 December of that same year.
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