| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1871-1877 |
| Equipment: | flag |
| Locations & Lines: | Potomac River |
| Military Units: | US Navy |
| Transports: | gunboat; USS Shawmut |
| Sources: | Naval History and Heritage Command |
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Naval History and Heritage Command says: USS SHAWMUT (1864-1883). Off Kiesboro Point, Potomac River, in her configuration of 1871-1877. This ship along with the other units of the Kansas class, was originally built with a straight bow, two masts, and no bowsprit. They were altered around 1869 on the orders of Admiral Porter.