Covington (Ferry/Gunboat, 1862-1864)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sidewheel
• BOAT TYPE: Ferry/Gunboat
• BUILT: 1862 at Cincinnati, Ohio
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Burned by U.S. troops on May 5, 1864
• OWNERS: U.S.
• RIVERS: Red River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 1358; Originally a ferry (may have been called Covington No.2), she was taken over by the U.S. on February 13, 1863 and made into a Civil War tinclad. Burned by U.S. troops to prevent her capture by the Confederates on May 5, 1864 at Dunn's Bayou on the Red River. The Covington had previously been badly damaged by shore batteries