USS Shamokin

The first USS Shamokin was a double-ended gunboat built during the American Civil War at Chester, Pennsylvania by Reaney, Son & Archbold.

History
United States
Name	USS Shamokin
Namesake	The largest 18th-century Indian settlement in Pennsylvania
Builder	Reaney, Son & Archbold
Yard number	34
Acquired	31 July 1865
Commissioned	17 October 1865
Decommissioned	24 December 1868
In service	31 July 1865
Out of service	24 December 1868
Renamed	Georgia
Fate	Sold 21 October 1869, wrecked off Costa Rica, 30 September 1878
General characteristics
Type	Double-ended gunboat
Tonnage	1,030 long tons (1,047 t)
Length	255 ft (78 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)

Service history

Naval service

Shamokin was delivered to the Navy at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 31 July 1865, and commissioned there on 17 October 1865, Comdr. Pierce Crosby in command.

Completed too late for service in the Civil War, Shamokin proceeded via New York City to the coast of Brazil. After three years of service in the South Atlantic Squadron, protecting American citizens and interests along the coast of South America, Shamokin returned home and was decommissioned and laid up at the Washington Navy Yard on 24 December 1868. She was sold there on 21 October 1869 to a Mr. T. Clyde.

Commercial service

After an extensive rebuild for commercial service, Shamokin was renamed Georgia. Georgia operated for nearly a decade before being wrecked off Costa Rica on 30 September 1878.

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Bibliography

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Shamokin
• Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: Steamship Georgia