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NH 63890 Steamship South America

Photo #: NH 63890 Steamship South America
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Title: Steamship South America
Description: (1861-1879) Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1948, painted for use in his book Early American Steamers, Volume I. Built at New York City in 1861 as the civilian steamship Mississippi, she served as USS Connecticut in 1861-1865 and was renamed South America after her return to commercial employment in 1865. Courtesy of Erik Heyl. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 63890
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