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BOAT DESCRIPTION: SternwheelBOAT TYPE: Packet/GunboatBUILT: 1862 at Wheeling, VirginiaFINAL DISPOSITION: Captured by the Confederates on May 5, 1864 at Dunn's Bayou on the Red River, LouisianaOWNERS: U.S. NavyRIVERS: Red River (Louisiana)OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 5104; Built as a packet, she was purchased by the U.S. Navy on September 22, 1862 and converted into a gunboat, tinclad #8. Kept her original name of SignalPHOTO DESCRIPTION: Near Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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