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USS Chimo (1865-1874)

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USS Chimo, an 1175-ton Casco-class light draft monitor, was built at South Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to completion, inherent flaws in her design caused her conversion to a spar torpedo vessel, and she was commissioned as such in January 1865. In April, after installation of her armament, she was sent to Hampton Roads, Virginia, and later in the month to Point Lookout, North Carolina. After serving in the latter place until late May, Chimo was sent to the Washington Navy Yard, D.C., where she decommissioned in late June 1865. The ship was renamed Orion in June 1869, and again renamed Piscataqua in August. She remained inactive until sold for breaking up in 1874.

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