USS Wassuc (1865-1875)

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USS Wassuc, an 1175-ton Casco-class light draft monitor built at Thomaston, Maine, was completed in October 1865. Upon delivery to the Navy, she was laid up at the Boston Navy Yard and saw no commissioned service. During the widespread ship renamings of June 1869, she became USS Stromboli, but regained her original name in August of that year. USS Wassuc was sold for scrapping in 1875.

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