Item 84641 - Gunboat 'Wassuc,' Portland, ca. 1864
- Item 84641 - Gunboat 'Wassuc,' Portland, ca. 1864
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Image Info G. W. Lawrence shipbuilders of Portland built the Wassuc in 1864.
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The single-turreted, twin-screw monitor had a shallow draft, making it suitable for bays, rivers and inlets during the Civil War.
The Wassuc, like other Casco-class monitors, had such minimal freeboard that the Navy ordered the vessel's deck to be raised 22 inches. It never saw service during the war.
