BROOKLYN

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Screw Sloop-of-War Laid down 1857 - Launched 1858 USS BROOKLYN (Screw Sloop of War) Commissioned January 26 1859 - Decommissioned 1861 Recommissioned December 19 1861 - Decommissioned August 25 1863 Recommissioned April 14 1864 - Decommissioned January 31 1865 Recommissioned October 4 1865 - Decommissioned September 11 1867 Recommissioned August 24 1870 - Decommissioned July 21 1876 Recommissioned November 11 1881 - Decommissioned October 25 1884 Recommissioned October 15 1885 - Decommissioned May 14 1889 Struck from Naval Register January 6 1890 Sold at public auction March 25 1891 to E.J. Butler Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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2nd Commissioning December 19 1861 - August 25 1863

 

Old Point Comfort VA CDS

(1863)-07-21

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Other Information

BROOKLYN was initially assigned to the West Indies and spent almost the entire Civil War in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the West Gulf Blockading force, blockading ports, capturing Confederate shipping and participating in various campaigns including those at New Orleans, Vicksburg, Pensacola and Mobile Bay
Her first Commander was David Farragut

 

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