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Item 11596

Gunboat Vicksburg, Kittery Navy Yard, 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1897-06-22 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 100697

Samuel Washburn describes "USS Galena," Connecticut, 1862

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-04-16 Location: Mystic Bridge Media: Ink on paper

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Item 44480

'Salute to Castine,' Castine, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"… and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900 Only the gunboat “Kennebec,” built by John Hilt, was launched in Thomaston during 1861 to serve in the US…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… blockades to be destroyed at sea by Confederate gunboats. Except for those willing to risk their ships for considerable profits, the shipping…"