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NH 63886 ORIFLAMME (merchant and naval [?] steamer, 1864-1890)

ORIFLAMME (merchant and naval [?] steamer, 1864-1890)
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Title: ORIFLAMME (merchant and naval [?] steamer, 1864-1890)
Caption: ORIFLAMME was built in New York in 1864-1865, supposedly as a gunboat for the U.S. Navy. However, she was sold before completion and spent her entire career in the merchant service. Her Navy name, if any, is not known. For more data, see: Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers, vol. I. Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1944.
Description: Courtesy of Erik Heyl.
Catalog #: NH 63886
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Painted by Erik Heyl.
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo, Watercolor Painting
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