Fawn (Gunboat/Tinclad, 1863-1865)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Gunboat/Tinclad
• BUILT: 1863 at Cincinnati, Ohio, named Fanny Barker
• FORMERLY: 1863, Fanny Barker
• BECAME: 1865, Fanny Barker
• OWNERS: March 10, 1863: U.S. Navy; October 19, 1865: D. Coughlin or B.W. Cobden
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 2029; Originally built in 1863 as the Fanny Barker, she was taken into the U.S. Service on March 10, 1863 and renamed Fawn (Tinclad #30). On October 19, 1865, the U.S. Navy sold her at Mound City, Illinois to either D. Coughlin or B.W. Cobden. Her original name, Fanny Barker, was restored
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Fawn tied to shore