U.S.S. Rattler
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Title
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U.S.S. Rattler
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Alternate name
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USS Rattler
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Allegiance
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United States of America
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Description
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The ship was named for the rattlesnake, and was part of the Vicksburg Campaign during the Civil War, supporting General William Tecumseh Sherman's forces.
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Florence Miller ("tinclad" gunboat No. 1), a wooden side-wheel steamer built at Cincinnati in 1862, was purchased by the Navy there on 11 November 1862; renamed Rattler 5 December 1862; and commissioned 19 December 1862 at Cairo, Ill., Acting Master Amos Longthorne, in command.
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On 30 December 1864, during a heavy gale near Grand Gulf, Miss., Rattler's anchor cable parted and she was driven ashore, struck a snag, and sank. After her supplies and most of her guns were salvaged she was abandoned. Rebel troops subsequently set Rattler afire and destroyed her. --From Naval History and Heritage Command website, U.S. Navy
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Began
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1862
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Ended
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30 Dec 1864
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Years duration
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1862-1864